Burning leaves

Using the same internet, I found an article where a representative said that fires (wildfires, close enough to leaves for this debate) are worse than all the cars emissions out together.

Leaves (and wildfires) have more particulate matter, while cars have more greenhouse gas emissions. Two different emissions, but compared as the same for whatever reasons we do not need to get into.

In my quick search, the newest article was from 2018, with many being from the early 2000's, and one from way back in 1990.

As for wildfires, th emissions given off, are balanced out by the regrowth that occurs after said fire, becoming net neutral in the end.