In the most recent data on the national inventory of greenhouse gas emissions, which the ideasthe departments that produce the most gases and those that absorb the most are observed.
So, according to these data, Antioquia emits 22.94 million tons of greenhouse gases (GHG), being the country that produces the most. It is followed by Meta, with 21.24 million tons; Caquetá, with 19.84 million tons; Valle del Cauca, which emits 16.50 million tons and Santander, with 14.38 million tons.
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For Hernán Felipe Trujillo, economist and master in sustainable developmentthe case of Antioquia is striking, this because of “the increase in the participation in deforestation of this department in the national total”.
“And it is that in that area of Urabá and the Paramillo Node (Antioquia) is where the greatest changes in land use from forest to non-forest are being concentrated, to give way to cattle ranching and illegal mining”, adds the academic. This explains Antioquia’s increase in GHG emissions.
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It must be said that with phenomena like these, not only are more gases produced, but “leads to loss of biodiversity and affects the health of ecosystems”, Trujillo points out.
In contrast to those that produce the most are the departments that absorb the most GHG, but the difference between the tons that are produced and those that are absorbed are notorious.
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These are: antiochwhich absorbs 9.9 million tons; huilawith 6.31 million tons; tolimawith 5.45 million; Caucawhich absorbs 4.84 million tons and Cauca’s Valley with 4.40 million tons.
To curb the increase in GHG emissions “there is nothing different than stopping deforestation”, says Trujillo.
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And he adds that it is important that in the amazon continue to reforest, for the resources. But the other forest areas of the country should not be neglected, such as: Antioquia, North Santander and the Caribbean.
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