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France's summer 2026 wildfires caused unprecedented carbon emissions

France's summer 2026 wildfires caused unprecedented carbon emissions
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The EU's Copernicus Earth observation service has reported more than 1.5 million metric tons of carbon were released in the fires, a figure not seen since measurements began in 2003. The findings come as France must speed up cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions and as its forest carbon sink dimin...

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