New Study Confirms Kyoto’s Impotency

A new study published in the British journal Nature suggests that the biggest ozone offender may literally be in our own backyard — trees. National Center For Policy Analysis (NCPA) Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett states that the study proves the ineffectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol.

The study suggests that while trees do soak up carbon dioxide, they also release methane, another ozone-depleting gas. Like carbon dioxide, methane traps heat, causing a rise in temperatures. According to the study, plants emit approximately 10 to 30 percent of the total amount of methane released into the atmosphere per year. This amounts to tens of millions of tons per year. “If this study proves to be correct, it reinforces what I’ve argued all along, we can’t trust the climate models and at best, we have woefully incomplete science,” said Dr. Burnett. “Accordingly, Kyoto’s prescriptions for response are fatally flawed as it is based on these two shaky pillars.”

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