Climate impacts in northern forests
Northern forests hold around 54% of the world’s total terrestrial carbon stock and contribute more than one-third to our global terrestrial carbon sink. This report reviews the impact of human induced
Carbon Sinks
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Learning from the environmentalism of the poor
Suita Narain argues for a more logical and democratic answer to the world
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The framework for climate
The world needs to adopt the concept of equal per capita entitlements for greenhouse gas emissions.
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Old-growth forests as global carbon sinks
Old-growth forests remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
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Soil organic carbon pool under different plantations in some districts of Uttarakhand and Haryana
A study was conducted to estimate the soil organic carbon pool under Eucalyptus, Poplar, Shisham and Teak plantations in Haridwar and Dehra Dun, districts of Uttarakhand and Yamunanagar District of Haryana State.
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Amazon powers major carbon sink
Nutrients carried by the Amazon River into the Atlantic Ocean help absorb significant amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, new research reveals. The nutrients fertilize a type of plankton that the researchers estimate to consume 27 million metric tons of CO2 annually.
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Carbon craze
Sri Lanka sets up carbon fund to acquire marketing edge sri lanka launched a Carbon Fund in June under a public-private partnership to encourage companies to get into businesses that would earn them carbon credits. B M S Batagoda, chief executive officer of the Carbon Fund, said the fund would bundle the carbon credits earned by small companies and sell them to international buyers who
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According to Reports
Sinking with biofuel: A study by the Finnish Environment Institute found that increased logging could eliminate Europe
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Adding lime to seawater may cut CO2 levels
Washington: Scientists claim to have found a workable way of reducing CO
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Himalaya-Carbon sink or source?
Chemical analysis of hot springs in the Himalaya suggest that the carbon released from mountain forming regions may warm Earth.