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California wildfires cancel out nearly two decades of emissions reductions
Fires burned more than 4 million acres, emitting twice as much greenhouse gas the state’s total reductions over 18 years.California’s record-breaking wildfire season in 2020 essentially nullified nearly two decades’ worth of greenhouse gas emission reductions, according to a new study.
The record-breaking wildfire season, which resulted in more than 4 million acres burned, emitted twice as much greenhouse gas into the atmosphere as the state’s total reductions over 18 years, a new study published in the journal of Environmental Pollution.
“Wildfire emissions in 2020 essentially negate 18 years of reductions in GHG emissions from other sectors,” the study’s authors concluded.

California wildfires cancel out nearly two decades of emissions reductions
Fires burned more than 4 million acres, emitting twice as much greenhouse gas the state’s total reductions over 18 years.
