FLUXES 2 - Nature-based carbon sinks have a dual role in climate action
by Katri Ahlgren, Werner Kutsch, Sindu Raj Parampil
Nature-based solutions for net zero
FLUXES: The European Greenhouse Gas Bulletin
FLUXES: The European Greenhouse Gas Bulletin
Volume 2, 2023
Nature-based solutions for net zero
FLUXES vol 2 highlights the potential and limitations of nature-based solutions for carbon removals from a scientific perspective. FLUXES is an annual scientific publication addressing climate change related issues supporting European policy-makers.
Nature takes up carbon dioxide in its sinks, such as forests, soils and the ocean. For a carbon-neutral future to be realised, total human and natural emissions cannot exceed what sinks can absorb. Fossil fuel emissions must go to Zero. ICOS provides almost real-time data on how nature responds to these reductions, which can be a powerful tool for informing which climate actions might actually be counterproductive.
TOPICS IN THIS ISSUE:
- Nature-based carbon sinks have a dual role in climate action
- Carbon emissions and sinks vary between the years
- Forest carbon sinks under pressure
- Coastal ecosystems, reservoirs of life
- The complex chemistry behind the alarming growth in methane
- Carbon farming - a path to more sustainable agriculture
FLUXES is an annual publication by ICOS, the Integrated Carbon Observation System — a European Research Infrastructure. The aim is to highlight topical climate issues to policy advisers and climate journalists. The first volume was published in 2022.
Annual mean net ecosystems
By Alex Vermeulen, Werner Kutsch, Sindu Raj Parampil
Carbon emissions and sinks vary between the years
Read more Aerial photo of a partially-cleared forest
by Maria Luhtaniemi
Forest carbon sinks under pressure
Read more Underwater photograph of healthy Fucus vesiculosus in shallow waters
by Laurent Chmiel
Coastal ecosystems, reservoirs of life
Read more Carbon farming
by Katri Ahlgren
Carbon farming - a path to more sustainable agriculture
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Michel Ramonet, Xin Lin, Philippe Ciais
The complex chemistry behind the alarming growth in methane
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Volume 2, 2023
Nature-based solutions for net zero
FLUXES vol 2 highlights the potential and limitations of nature-based solutions for carbon removals from a scientific perspective. FLUXES is an annual scientific publication addressing climate change related issues supporting European policy-makers.
Volume 1, 2022
Are carbon sinks at risk?
This inaugural edition of FLUXES explores how long-term observation data can answer questions such as:
Has there been an acceleration of the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?’
Has extreme weather in Europe influenced the carbon cycle of ecosystems and, consequently, changed their ability to store carbon?’