"to be able to snark on any excuse"

Amos:

Please explain how burning hydrocarbons does not produce CO2

And again, your arrogance and superiority complex is showing.

I did exactly what you asked me to do.

"If we grow wood and burn it, we take CO2 out of the air by growing the wood"

When we cut the trees they are no longer removing the CO2. We have to wait for more trees to grow.

When we burn the fossil fuels in the interim while the other energy sources are being developed, the trees are still growing and consuming CO2.