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Forests, land ecosystems may go from being CO2 ‘sinks’ to the ‘source’ by 2050 – Firstpost
Ecosystems that store the most CO2 — especially tropical and boreal forests — could lose more than 45 percent of their capacity as carbon sponges by mid-century
Agence France-PresseJan 15, 2021 10:04:06 IST
Forests and other land ecosystems today absorb 30 percent of humanity’s CO2 pollution, but rapid global warming could transform these natural ‘sinks’ into carbon ‘sources’ within a few decades, opening another daunting front in the fight against climate change, alarmed researchers have said. Climate sceptics often describe CO2 as “plant food”, suggesting that increased greenhouse gas emissions will be offset by a massive upsurge in plant growth. But…
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