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My interpretation:

Only 42 % of the emitted CO2 stays in the atmosphere[1], the rest is soaked up by land and ocean. The article only relates to the CO2 in the atmosphere.

[1] https://www.co2.earth/global-co2-emissions

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That factor changes "5 years" to 12. Which is still less than that because our emissions still increase.

I don't suggest that trees aren't important, just that they are definitely still just a tiny part against what we put in the atmosphere at the moment if we contiue to do so (and we do too little to change that).