Scientists have long identified forests as a potential buffer against rising concentrations of carbon dioxide, the main smokestack and tailpipe emission linked by most scientists to global warming.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/ozone-may-hamper-absorption-carbon
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/international-herald-tribune-bangkok
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ozone-layer