The Carbon Cycle

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) occurs naturally on earth and without human intervention, there is a “Carbon Cycle.”

1. Trees and plants break down in the soil which creates CO2
2. Soil releases CO2 into the atmosphere, along with animals breathing and volcanoes erupting
3. Trees and plants, large bodies of water and rocks absorb CO2

This process has been delicately balanced for hundreds of thousands of years, and theoretically could go on indefinitely without human intervention

When you introduce humans into the equation, things start to go wrong.

1. Humans drills for fossil fuels, which after combustion release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide has been happily sitting in the ground for millions of years not bothering anyone.
2. Humans are also responsible for deforestation at a massive scale, often to make way for intensive food production.

Therefore, we are releasing more CO2 into the atmosphere whilst at the same time removing the very thing that can absorb it.

This is an unsustainable cycle and out of balance with nature.