The Green Road to RuinBy any standard, the increasingly frenzied activity on the climate frontlines is staggering. It states that ‘Expansion of forest area typically removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and thus dampens global warming (IPCC, 2023)’. [9]The main challenge is dispelling common myths about carbon dioxide, not just debating removal targets. Although environmental degradation is a real and serious issue, it does not mean that climate change is anthropogenic. Australia’s 2035 climate target pleases no one’, SBS News, 18 September 2025, at https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast-episode/too-high-or-too-low-australias-2035-climate-target-pleases-no-one/b56y8dn44.