This year's record-setting Canadian fires burned >3 times as much carbon as all of Canada's annual fossil fuel use.
Canadian fossil fuel emissions (2021): 545 MtCO₂
Canadian wildfire emissions (typical year): 290 MtCO₂
Canadian wildfire in 2023 (CAMS estimate): 1,740 MtCO₂
#Canada #CanadaFires #Wildfires #CarbonDioxide #Carbon
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2023-10-23 14:27:20
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