Australia’s soil to become net carbon emitter and threat to climate goals, report says
by Aston Brown from Environment | The Guardian on (#6KSCK)
Modelling points to huge' soil emissions in interior rangelands, which are more sensitive to a warming climate
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Intensifying extreme heat and drought due to the climate crisis will make Australia's soil a net emitter of carbon dioxide, impeding the country from reaching its climate goals, new analysis has found.
Soil carbon sequestration has been identified as a way to help Australia meet its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets of 43% by 2030 and net zero by 2050.
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