Read this paragraph from the excerpt.

And the environment suffers, too. When people collect wood every day from their local forests to create charcoal or fuel for wood-burning stoves, it creates an unsustainable pace of deforestation that leads to mudslides, loss of watershed, and other environmental consequences. These stoves also contribute up to 25 percent of black carbon emissions, a pollutant that contributes directly to climate change.

How does this paragraph contribute to the development of the author's argument?


A. It presents the environmental effects of cooking so they appear slightly less important than the effects on human health.

B. It presents specific data about the number of acres deforested, the amount of carbon emissions, and the fouling of watersheds.

c. It expresses personal passion for cooking to emphasize the authority of the author.


D. It explains how the negative effects of inferior cookstoves impact people’s daily lives.