The planet’s natural carbon sinks are reaching critical limits, absorbing fewer emissions than expected as decades of climate change has weakened their capacity, a new report warns.
The planet’s natural carbon sinks are reaching critical limits, absorbing fewer emissions than expected as decades of climate change has weakened their capacity, a new report warns.
Nature-based carbon removal projects are also at risk; climate change is further undermining their long-term reliability and storage capacity, and though large-scale deployment of removals is necessary, it could threaten food security and biodiversity.
The report warns that global climate targets may now face major setbacks.
Launched today ahead of COP30 by more than 70 scientists from 21 countries, the annual 10 New Insights in Climate Science (10 New Insights) report reveals that weaker land sinks – especially forests and soils in the Northern Hemisphere – threaten to derail today’s emissions projections while accelerating global warming.
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