@cowvin plants do capture carbon, but they don't really *store* it. Most plants have a very short lifetime and, when they die, the captured carbon is returned to the environment. Even during their lifetime, plants release some of that carbon as fallen leaves or branches. That's the short term carbon cycle.
Real carbon storage is only viable deep underground in deposits of fossilised organic matter that take millenia to form. That's the (very) long term carbon cycle.
Even *if* we could grow huge forests to capture some of the excess carbon we have been extracting from the long term carbon cycle, we would only be postponing the inevitable until we run out of space to grow trees and overload the short term carbon cycle.
The *only* sensible response to the emergency situation we are living is to *completely* and *immediately* stop extracting carbon from long term reserves.
#Greenwashing #GreenGrowth #ClimateCrisis #CarbonCapture #CarbonSink
#greenwashing #GreenGrowth #ClimateCrisis #carboncapture #carbonsink
And if you look even higher -- up to our atmosphere -- you'll find another important benefit. The boreal's trees are a #CarbonSink, soaking up enough #carbon each year to offset the global warming #pollution of 24 million cars.
Now, back to #Costco. Shelves lined with #Kirkland signature toilet paper can't compare with the beauty and majesty of forested lands in the world's "northern lungs."
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#kirkland #costco #pollution #carbon #carbonsink
Deep-sea mining: A risky business for all, including mining firms
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2023/07/28/deep-sea-mining-risks-costing-everyone-including-mining-companies-the-earth/
#DeepSea
#DeepSeaMining
#ISA
#CarbonSink
#ClimateCrisis
#GlobalWarming
#UNCLOS
#TheMetalsCompany
#Nauru
#2YearRule
#OceanEcosystems
#Japan
#DeepSeaMiningTest
#deepsea #deepseamining #isa #carbonsink #climatecrisis #globalwarming #UNCLOS #TheMetalsCompany #nauru #2YearRule #OceanEcosystems #japan #DeepSeaMiningTest
You Arenāt Paying Enough Attention to #Moss . #Rainforest #PrimaryForest #CarbonSink #OldGrowth #Forest https://youtu.be/VVeBSKK88Ig
#moss #rainforest #primaryforest #carbonsink #oldgrowth #forest
"New research finds that a warming climate could flip globally abundant microbial communities from carbon sinks to carbon emitters, potentially triggering climate change tipping points. The findings are published in Functional Ecology."
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-climate-ocean-plankton-microbes-carbon.html
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #climate #ocean #plankton #microbes #carbon #CarbonSink #FunctionalEcology
#britishecologicalsociety #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #climate #ocean #plankton #microbes #carbon #carbonsink #FunctionalEcology
#ForestFriday
Grandfather #ElderTree is #WorthMoreStanding š²š¦
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#SaveOldGrowth #LastStandForForests #WorthMoreStanding #OldGrowth #StopEcocide #StopClearcuts #ForestDefender #Grogu #StopDeforestation #SaveAncientForests #CarbonSink #ClimateChange #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #BritishColumbia #Canada #BCNDP #NewDeathParty #GreedKillsNature #Conservation #ecology #biodiversity #ecosystems #environmental #ProtectForests #TreesOverGreed #StopKillingTrees
#forestfriday #eldertree #WorthMoreStanding #SaveOldGrowth #laststandforforests #oldgrowth #stopecocide #stopclearcuts #forestdefender #Grogu #stopdeforestation #saveancientforests #carbonsink #climatechange #vanisle #vancouverisland #pnw #pacificnorthwest #cascadia #britishcolumbia #canada #bcndp #newdeathparty #greedkillsnature #conservation #ecology #biodiversity #ecosystems #environmental #protectforests #treesovergreed #stopkillingtrees
Tara Duggan: Why the Bay Area is home to one of the most effective carbon sinks in the world: Dutch Slough, a restored wetland in Contra Costa County, stores carbon at a higher rate than nearly all other sites studied around the world. Hereās why.
"Dutch Slough, a restored wetland in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta near the town of Oakley, stores carbon at such a high rate that it is in the top 1% of thousands of locations studied worldwide, from pine forests to arctic tundra, according to UC Berkeley scientists who have worked at the site since last year."
#contracosta #sfbayarea #California #ClimateChange #carbonsink
https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/dutch-slough-wetland-carbon-17883469.php
#contracosta #sfbayarea #California #ClimateChange #carbonsink
Quantifying The Recarbonization Of Post-Agricultural Landscapes
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37907-w <-- shared paper
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#CarbonCycle #ClimateChangeMitigation #RestorationEcology #ecosystem #restoration #security #food #sustainable #agriculture #PAL #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #ecosystems #soil #soilhealth #carbonsink #recarbonisation #soilorganiccarbon #foodsecurity #global #carbonstocks
#carboncycle #ClimateChangeMitigation #restorationecology #ecosystem #restoration #security #Food #sustainable #agriculture #pal #gis #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #ecosystems #soil #soilhealth #carbonsink #recarbonisation #soilorganiccarbon #FoodSecurity #global #carbonstocks
#CarbonCycle #ClimateChangeMitigation #RestorationEcology #ecosystem #restoration #security #food #sustainable #agriculture #PAL #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #ecosystems #soil #soilhealth #carbonsink #recarbonisation #soilorganiccarbon #foodsecurity #global #carbonstocks
#carboncycle #ClimateChangeMitigation #restorationecology #ecosystem #restoration #security #Food #sustainable #agriculture #pal #gis #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #ecosystems #soil #soilhealth #carbonsink #recarbonisation #soilorganiccarbon #FoodSecurity #global #carbonstocks
Scientists have discovered a rare window in the Drake Passage, where carbon sinks quickly into the deep ocean. The Drake Passage is a turbulent region between Antarctica and South America, where cold and warm currents collide. The scientists used underwater robots to measure how undersea mountains and fast currents create eddies that transport carbon-rich phytoplankton to the depths.
#drakepassage #carbonsink #oceanography
RT @PCarterClimate
LAND CARBON SINK LOSING CO2 DRAW-DOWN CAPACITY
Surface heating cuts CO2 draw down by plants reducing land carbon sink capacity. Temperatures are now past critical and increasing. Known since 2001 IPCC TAR
https://www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126/sciadv.aay1052
#carbonsink #CO2 #climatechange #globalwarming
#carbonsink #co2 #climatechange #globalwarming
#Offshore #Windfarms hold a huge potential doubling as a #blue #CarbonSink, #rewilding huge swaths of coastal waters in the process https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bluecarbon.html
#offshore #WindFarms #blue #carbonsink #rewilding
Finland's carbon neutrality goal at risk due to slow forest growth, warns WMO Chief Taalas
#finland #carbonsink #forest #emissions #wmo #PetteriTaalas #SannaMarin #carbonneutrality
https://yle.fi/a/74-20024218
#carbonneutrality #SannaMarin #PetteriTaalas #wmo #emissions #forest #carbonsink #finland
#Saskatchewan 's wild #prairie is covered in a thick blanket of snow right now, but beneath it lies a #storehouse of life.Ā Ā
Billions of tonnes of #carbon areĀ storedĀ under #Canadian #grasslands & they're a #CriticalTool in the struggle to maintain a healthy #climate .Ā
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6788647
#SwaleWatchers #Indigenous #LandGuardians #CarbonSink #ProtectGrasslands #NativeStewardship #Canada #ClimateAction #FirstNations #FirstNations #environmental #CarbonStorage #SaveSoil
#saskatchewan #prairie #storehouse #carbon #canadian #grasslands #criticaltool #climate #swalewatchers #indigenous #landguardians #carbonsink #protectgrasslands #nativestewardship #canada #climateaction #firstnations #environmental #carbonstorage #SaveSoil
#GlobalStudy led by #UniversityOfBristol revealed #CarbonSink #vulnerability of #recovering forests. #Tropical #forests are #vital in the fight against #ClimateChange & have great #potential as a carbon sink. However, new #data shows that new tropical #deforestation & forest #degradation are #outstripping rates of forest #regrowth .
#StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #StopClearcuts #SaveOldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding #protectOldGrowth #ClimateAction #ecojustice #ecology
#globalstudy #universityofbristol #carbonsink #vulnerability #recovering #tropical #forests #vital #climatechange #potential #data #deforestation #degradation #outstripping #regrowth #stopdeforestation #stopecocide #stopclearcuts #SaveOldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding #protectoldgrowth #climateaction #ecojustice #ecology
The Wetland Atlas describes the distribution of #wetlands in #Alberta & summarizes human footprint around open water wetlands. Also included are research spotlights on #WetlandBiodiversity including: aquatic invertebrates, wetland-associated mosses, amphibians, & plants. This first edition of the Atlas represents the state of the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute's (ABMI) wetland knowledge to date
#Canada #BreathingLands #Peatland #CarbonSink #WetlandEcosystem
#wetlands #alberta #wetlandbiodiversity #canada #breathinglands #peatland #carbonsink #wetlandecosystem
In depth 2020 summary of:
The battle for the ābreathing landsā: Ontarioās Ring of Fire and the fate of its carbon-rich peatlands
"Northern Ontario's muskeg serves as home to dozens of First Nations, stores immense amounts of carbon and sits on top of vast mineral deposits. Whose vision for the bogs and fens will win out?"
#Canada #BreathingLands #Cree #FirstNations #Muskeg #Peatland #Ontario #CarbonSink #WetlandEcosystem
https://thenarwhal.ca/ring-of-fire-ontario-peatlands-carbon-climate/
#canada #breathinglands #cree #firstnations #muskeg #peatland #ontario #carbonsink #wetlandecosystem
#Sphagnum moss is one of the most important and abundant groups of moss found in the Flow Country. Due to its ability to create #peatlands by locking away huge amounts of carbon it plays a vital role in preventing further climate change.
#Mosstodon #BlanketBog #CarbonSink
#FlowCountry #Documentary
#sphagnum #peatlands #mosstodon #blanketbog #carbonsink #FlowCountry #documentary
Solar power
#photography #home #rural #cabin #solarenergy #Wood #wildernessculture #sunlight #annualrings #annualgrowth #storedenergy #combustion #carbonsink #solarpower #fuel #biofuel #bioenergy
#photography #home #rural #cabin #solarenergy #wood #wildernessculture #sunlight #annualrings #annualgrowth #storedenergy #combustion #carbonsink #solarpower #fuel #biofuel #bioenergy
#Argentinaās largest #CarbonSink gets permanent protection Over 459,000 acres of sea surrounding the #Mitre Peninsula will be protected, restricting human activity and preserving #KelpForests and marine #ecosystems.
#ecosystems #kelpforests #mitre #carbonsink #argentina