What’s the Role of the Land Carbon Sink in Achieving US Climate Goals?
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 10, 2024
A brief history of the land carbon sink Every year, globally, land-based ecosystems remove roughly 30% of human emissions from the atmosphere, slowing both the accumulation of atmospheric CO2 and increases in global temperature. These same environmental changes can also increase carbon losses from land-based ecosystems.
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