Research
Ocean absorbs more fossil fuel carbon while land uptake stalls, 30 years of data show
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The Brief
- The ocean has absorbed carbon dioxide from fossil fuel emissions at an increasing rate since 1990.
- Net carbon uptake by forests, soils and other land ecosystems has not grown over the same period.
- The study, led by scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is based on 30 years of data.
Why it matters
The findings show that the ocean and land are not changing in step as natural carbon sinks, which bears on how much fossil fuel CO2 stays in the atmosphere.
Who’s affected
- climate scientists
- researchers studying the carbon cycle
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- #ocean
- #land carbon sink
- #fossil fuels
- #climate
The ocean has been absorbing carbon dioxide from fossil fuel emissions at an increasing rate since 1990, while the net uptake of carbon by forests, soils and other land ecosystems has not grown, according to a new study led by scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of…
Timeline
New study reports ocean and land carbon uptake trends from 30 years of data
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Ocean absorbs more fossil fuel carbon while land uptake stalls, 30 years of data show