Well technically it’s all a closed cycle. Humans consume carbon sinks, whether it’s for glucose or joules, to survive. The carbon sinks we consume to produce g

Well technically it’s all a closed cycle. Humans consume carbon sinks, whether it’s for glucose or joules, to survive. The carbon sinks we consume to produce glucose do tend to be ones that pulled their carbon from to atmosphere in the last couple years, rather than millions of years ago. And I agree, moving fresh carbon between atmosphere, organisms, and back into the atmosphere doesn’t have a net effect that builds up over time like burning fossil fuels. So it wasn’t a great comparison.