The carbon cycle is now unbalanced because of human-caused changes that radically alter its natural processes. Essentially everything that burns fossil fuel for energy: coal, oil, natural gas--these forces give off what we call carbon dioxide (CO2). In 2020, global CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels totaled about 36.4 billion metric tons: this is a huge increase compared with pre-industrial levels.(40) This massive spike in atmospheric CO2 helps to enhance the greenhouse effect and lead to global climate warming. Moreover, deforestation also contributes to this imbalance: because trees and forests, natural "sinks" for carbon, are being cut down in order to create more farmland or build homes right over them. In fact deforestation and changes in land use lead to an annual loss of some 10 billion metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. This not only drives up CO2 in the air but also reduces the natural capacity of the Earth to take in carbon again.(42) In addition, agricultural practices such as rice farming and animal husbandry produce large quantities of methane gas and nitrous oxide,two much more powerful greenhouse gases that go even further to upset Nature's delicate balance. Indoors--qualitatively speaking one can sense a shift brought on by these changes simply in terms of the increasing number of natural disasters, rising ocean levels and mass die offs. The destruction of biodiversity and natural habitats is another result of a carbon cycle that is out of balance. These changes not only place animal life in jeopardy but also can have impacts for international food security. These environmental changes not only threaten wildlife but also affect human beings and even food supplies. In order to put the carbon cycle into balance it is essential that humanity practices greater sustainability, e.g. reforestation, a switch to renewable energy sources and improvement in agricultural techniques. Measures designed to curtail carbon emissions and increase carbon sequestration can help off set climate change's impacts too.(44) A comprehensive solution to this: understanding how all of these forces are related and acting in a concerted manner that will serves as a basis for better balanced carbon cycle and for healthy planet to leave our descendants.