Americas > Study links climate change to sharp rise in global forest fire emissions

Study links climate change to sharp rise in global forest fire emissions

Published 23:19 on October 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:23 on October 18, 2024  /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Canada, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Carbon emissions from forest fires have risen by 60% over the past two decades, driven largely by climate change and the heightened sensitivity of temperate and boreal forest fire regimes, according to a new study.
Carbon emissions from forest fires have risen by 60% over the past two decades, driven largely by climate change and the heightened sensitivity of temperate and boreal forest fire regimes, according to a new study.


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