> the question is still whether that carbon came from a fossil source or was part of the cycle to begin with.
I don't think that matters anymore. At some point, we wanted to reduce atmospheric CO2 to a tolerable level and an obvious approach was to not add to natural emissions.
Now we just need to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere. It doesn't do different things based on its source. If we can reduce it by cutting gas production or by cutting some natural source, we should do it.
I don't think that matters anymore. At some point, we wanted to reduce atmospheric CO2 to a tolerable level and an obvious approach was to not add to natural emissions.
Now we just need to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere. It doesn't do different things based on its source. If we can reduce it by cutting gas production or by cutting some natural source, we should do it.