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  • Forests absorb 20 percent of fossil fuel emissions: study

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    Reuters: Forests absorb 20 percent of fossil fuel emissions: study LONDON (Reuters) – Tropical trees have grown bigger over the past 40 years and now absorb 20 percent of fossil fuel emissions from the atmosphere, highlighting the need to preserve threatened forests, British researchers said Wednesday. Using data collected from nearly 250,000 trees in the…