If forests are the only thing that removes carbon then that has to be the thing to focus on. We will never be zero carbon without increasing them.
Europe is approx 1 billion ha population about a billion but is already 40% forest, and the rest of the land is intensively farmed for food. The population is shrinking massively so we should replace farmend land with forest as it declines.
China similer size and numbers to Europe also stabalised population but less forest, about 20% but are planting like there is no tomorrow, one the size of Ireland recently done.
Africa on the other hand is 3 billion hectares, same 1 billion population size but only 20% forest, most fertile land on earth but a net importer of food. Massive forest fires way worse than the Amazon, massive polluter. And population estimated to increase 10 fold.
Can’t be bothered to Google India.
Who is not pulling their weight?