We are destroying nature’s ability to help us stave off catastrophic climate change. That’s the bombshell conclusion of an under-reported 2014 study, “The declining uptake rate of atmospheric CO2 by land and ocean sinks,” as coauthor Dr. Josep (Pep) Canadell recently explained to me.
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| One of the huge craters recently found in Sibera. "They are probably caused by methane released as permafrost thawed". |
Based on actual observations and measurements, the world’s top carbon-cycle experts have determined that the land and ocean are becoming steadily less effective at removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This makes it more urgent for us to start cutting carbon pollution ASAP, since it will become progressively harder and harder for us to do so effectively in the coming decades.
Read the ThinkProgess story by Joe Romm - “Bombshell: Land, Ocean Carbon Sinks Are Weakening, Making Climate Action More Urgent.”
