Learning English from the News Earth's climate defences failing
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Oct 16, 2024 Discover how trees are struggling in the fight against climate change, facing setbacks from recent events. A startling study reveals that the Earth’s ability to absorb carbon emissions is significantly decreasing, raising alarms about natural carbon sinks. Learn about the critical roles of forests and land in this process and the challenges we face with extreme weather transforming these vital carbon sinks into sources of CO2. The discussion highlights urgent questions on our climate goals amid these alarming findings.
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Earth's Natural Defenses
- Earth's natural defenses, like oceans and land, absorb about half of human carbon emissions.
- This natural absorption is crucial for combating human-made global warming.
2023 Carbon Absorption Failure
- A new study reveals that in 2023, the hottest year on record, Earth's forests, plants, and soil absorbed almost no carbon.
- This raises concerns about the effectiveness of these natural processes in fighting climate change.
Importance of Natural Carbon Sinks
- Achieving net zero targets is nearly impossible without nature's help in absorbing carbon.
- Current technology can't remove carbon on a large enough scale, making natural absorption essential.