Global Carbon Emissions Breakdown

		billions of tons	% emissions
Global Emissions:		6.5 - 7.5
fossil fuels:		5.5 - 6.0	73-92%
biomass		1.0 - 1.5	13-23%

Global Absorption:		6.5 - 7.0
remains in atmosphere:		3.5	47-54%
absorbed by oceans:		1.7	23-26%
absorbed by vegetation:		1.3 - 1.8	17-28%
	tropical vegetation	0.65 - 0.9	8.7%-13.8%
	temperate vegetation	0.65 - 0.9	8.7%-13.8%

Data based on studies by the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA), a project studying the climatological, ecological, biochemical, and hydrological functions of Amazonia. Courtesy of the Brazilian National Space Research Institute (INPE)

Consequences of Deforestation
Erosion
Loss of Renewable Resources
Atmospheric Role

Local Climate Regulation
Loss of Species, Disease
Climactic Role
Extinction