“What they’re implying is that the disappearance of [[The Amazon]] is a threat to the planet’s oxygen supply. As we hear about the loss of [[The Amazon]] rainforest, these claims become scary. An article in the [[New York Times]] stated that ‘**if enough rain forest is lost and can’t be restored, the area will become savanna, which doesn’t store as much carbon, meaning a reduction in the planet’s “lung capacity”**’. “Now, there are very real concerns about a ‘tipping point’ with the Amazon. But it’s not a concern about oxygen. **[[The Amazon]] doesn’t provide 20% of the world’s oxygen. On balance, it contributes almost none of it**. ([Location 1942](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=1942))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[tipping-point]], [[climate-change]], [[deforrestation]], [[oxygen]], **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]