When trees are cut greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere — roughly 20 percent of annual emissions of such heat - trapping gases result from deforestation and forest degradation. (news.mongabay.com)
These reductions are the equivalent of annual emissions from over 200,000 cars. (epa.gov)
For example, the estimated annual emissions reduction from living car free assumes that a person lives completely car free. (environmentalresearchweb.org)