Americas > Most new carbon storage on land not in living plants, study says

Most new carbon storage on land not in living plants, study says

Published 08:42 on March 21, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:42 on March 21, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Most of the carbon absorbed by land over the past three decades has ended up in non-living reservoirs rather than in growing trees and plants, according to a study that challenges previous models of Earth’s carbon cycle.
Most of the carbon absorbed by land over the past three decades has ended up in non-living reservoirs rather than in growing trees and plants, according to a study that challenges previous models of Earth’s carbon cycle.


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