carbon sink

Speaking at the Global Climate Action Summit, the actor warned of a ‘looming climate catastrophe’

If soils are not managed properly, nitrous oxide emissions can offset greenhouse gas sink benefits

Hydroelectric dams in the Amazon could be increasing carbon emissions by allowing vines to outnumber trees. Researchers from the University of Stirling claim vines called lianas, which have been popularised as Tarzan’s favourite form of transport, are much better suited than trees to adapting to the ‘forest fragmentation’ caused by the supposedly clean form of […]

The changing condition and size of wetland areas could help researchers predict the rate of climate change. That’s according to a new study from groups including the University of Exeter, University of Sussex, University of Sheffield, University of Edinburgh and the Natural Environment Research Council Radiocarbon Facility. They say frozen ground in these areas, also […]