Removing one ton of black carbon will have the same effect as removing 2,000 to 3,000 tons of CO2

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Removing one ton of black carbon will have the same effect as removing 2,000 to 3,000 tons of CO2

How bad is wood burning on climate change?

"removing one ton of black carbon will have the same [climate] effect as removing 2,000 to 3,000 tons of CO2," says climatologist Veerabhadran Ramanathan of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

This is one reason why the Clean Air Society is strongly opposed to any unnecessary wood burning.

Source:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/220552/page/3