Carbon Storage in Echo Systems

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In recent years, there has been an increased focus on carbon storage in echo systems. Scientists are studying the carbon dynamics and kelt forests and sea grass beds. And peatlands in particular, have been getting a lot of attention for their carbon storing powers. Back to the 19 eighties, richard lindsey and his colleagues were only concerned about the bio diversity in the under appreciated peat bog. But in recent years, as the urgency of the climate crisis grows, there has also been an increasedFocus on carbonstorage in echo system.

A few years back, 99pi producer Emmett FitzGerald brought us a beautiful story about peat bogs. Peat is essential for biodiversity and for the climate – it is really, really good at storing carbon. But like a lot of things we cover on the show, peat often goes unnoticed, in part because it is literally out of sight underground. We’ve noticed peat and carbon sequestration more and more in the news lately. Journalists have been brilliantly covering stories about the tree planting movement, private ownership of Scotland’s bogs, and the threat to peat in the Congo Basin. Couple that with more extreme weather happening in more places, we thought it would be a good idea to repeat this story.

For the Love of Peat