“Deforestation is also terrible for the climate, because **when we cut trees down, we can release the carbon that was locked up for hundreds or thousands of years**. The reality is bad enough, and should give us plenty of motivation to act. We don’t need to resort to misleading headlines to gain attention, because when the truth comes out, they erode the public’s trust in scientists and belief in the reasons that we actually should care. ([Location 1965](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=1965))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[deforrestation]], [[climate-change]], [[carbon-sinks]], [[skepticism]], **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]