Soy expansion in the Cerrado and Amazon releases most carbon

Gross CO₂ emissions by biome linked to deforestation and conversion for the expansion of soy production, 2013–2022.

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Note: Trase calculates CO₂ emissions linked to soy deforestation using a five-year window to account for the time it takes to prepare the land. Adding this data across the years will lead to incorrect results.

Source: Trase