Yes Altrav. Some satellite CO2 sensing gear gave the greenies a real shock a few years ago. They had expected to detect large plumes of the stuff, called carbon of course, from the industrial areas of the US, Europe & China.

They were horrified when they found very little coming from the industrial areas, but from the major jungle areas.

The biggest emitter of CO2 turned out to be the Amazon jungle, followed by the tropical rain forests of southeast Asia.

Being very politically incorrect, just a couple of days after it was published, it was buried under a torrent of catastrophe stories about the Barrier Reef, Global Warming & drought/floods from anywhere they could be dredged up. Of course all this was worse than expected, just in case someone recommended we could reduce CO2 emissions drastically by clearing the Amazon, & rain forests.

Funny isn't it. To save the planet we have to clear the bloody thing.

That has been the answer. If sugary drinks cause obesity then dump all the reservoir water in the ocean to stop people drinking .

Humans have added 180ppm of CO2 onto the forests' 280ppm during 2 centuries. An equal amount of CO2 has been added to the sea making it a warm , carbonated drink and causing obese fish . Sharks have a reason for trimming down the surfers' numbers .

If 280ppm is stability then 280+180 = instability . Oxygen is a trendy flavour for birds , humans and other lung breathers and comes from un-dead trees.

Do you actually believe this garbage you spout Nick?

No, the universities of the world have always been greeny fake sell-outs . Ignorance is bliss. Tree-clearing separated men from boys .
Never trust facts. A dead tree is a good tree.

WOW! Why do we have to listen to these green idiots and the pollies who agree with them? I know votes. Well as far as I am concerned if it's true that plants are the biggest CO2 emitters by far then this fact has to be broadcast at every opportunity. If nothing else it will destroy the green party and we'll be rid of another lying bunch of scumbags. If they have known about this then they should be charged with fraud and mis-leading the public. I'd love to line them up and stone them to.....

A car engine that's tuned can run all day. It's balanced. If you increase fuel by 70% and cut air by 30% what happens? If you advance the spark by 70% what happens?