Wildfires release carbon that is already an active part of the carbon cycle. Undoubtedly there will be an impact to climate, but typically overall atmospheric c

Wildfires release carbon that is already an active part of the carbon cycle. Undoubtedly there will be an impact to climate, but typically overall atmospheric carbon will stabilize in a relatively short period of time after a wildfire (as the land is reforested). Carbon from fossil fuels, on the other hand, is not an active part of the carbon cycle. It is net-new carbon. Carbon dumps from wildfires do impact climate, but it is qualitatively different than carbon dug up from under the earth which adds the overall amount of carbon in the cycle.