When China's first forestry carbon-sink trading system was launched in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province in July, initial trading reached over 4 million yuan ($565,000). Carbon sink refers ...

It's probably not a great idea to count on forests for a widespread carbon sink, particularly if societies don't reduce their emissions. These mushroom balls turn your yard into a climate-change ...

Natural systems such as forests and oceans are carbon sinks, absorbing carbon dioxide. Some universities and colleges have offset a portion of emissions through the acquisition and/or ownership of ...

During less active fire years, less populated but highly forested countries like Canada can act like a carbon sink for the world’s emissions. But during a year with frequent fires, like 2023 ...

Instead, we found more support for the theory that carbon is drawn to the strongest sink—namely mycorrhizal ... plants to fungi and fungi are a large pool of soil carbon, so there's a need ...

The waste from this frenzy—Earth’s largest migration of creatures—sinks to the ocean floor, removing millions of metric tons of carbon from the atmosphere each year. This activity is one of ...

using biochar (a type of charcoal made from organic waste), or practicing agroforestry (planting trees alongside crops or pastures), thereby turning their agricultural land into a carbon sink.

Blue carbon ecosystems' are powerful carbon sinks for the planet Although relatively little-known to the general public, so-called "blue carbon ecosystems" are powerful carbon sinks for the planet.

More information: Frank, S. et al. Enhancing Agricultural Carbon Sinks Provides Benefits for Farmers and Climate, Nature Food (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43016-024-01039-1 Improved modelling of carbon ...