> when it burns its all returned to the atmosphere
Not always. Depending on fire some of it is turned into charcoal and then never returned.
Not always. Depending on fire some of it is turned into charcoal and then never returned.
Further, even if we didn't face the issue of running out of land, we don't appear to be able to actually plant trees fast enough and well enough (many of the "millions of trees" planting projects, especially in developing nations, have had tree survival rates of under 10%)
Forests help and are part of the strategy, but fundamentally not moving the needle.