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dc.contributor.author Scholes, RJ
dc.contributor.author Noble, IR
dc.date.accessioned 2007-06-12T07:46:19Z
dc.date.available 2007-06-12T07:46:19Z
dc.date.issued 2001-11-02
dc.identifier.citation Scholes, RJ and Noble, IR. 2001. Climate change - Storing carbon on land. Science, vol. 294(5544), pp 1012-1013 en
dc.identifier.issn 0036-8075
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/576
dc.description Copyright: 2001 American Association for the Advancement of Science en
dc.description.abstract The terrestrial biosphere currently absorbs about a quarter of the anthropogenic carbon emissions. Can this carbon sink help to mitigate climate change? In their Perspective, the authors argue that the world will not be worse off for having undertaken measures to promote land sinks, provided that steps to reduce emissions from fossil fuel combustion are not compromised and deforestation is avoided. Even if used to the maximum, however, these sinks will make only a minor difference to the final concentration at which atmospheric CO2 stabilizes. Emphasis must therefore be placed on reducing fossil fuel use and avoiding deforestation. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science en
dc.subject Climate changes en
dc.subject Carbon en
dc.subject Terrestrial biosphere en
dc.title Climate change - Storing carbon on land en
dc.type Article en
dc.identifier.apacitation Scholes, R., & Noble, I. (2001). Climate change - Storing carbon on land. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/576 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Scholes, RJ, and IR Noble "Climate change - Storing carbon on land." (2001) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/576 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Scholes R, Noble I. Climate change - Storing carbon on land. 2001; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/576. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Scholes, RJ AU - Noble, IR AB - The terrestrial biosphere currently absorbs about a quarter of the anthropogenic carbon emissions. Can this carbon sink help to mitigate climate change? In their Perspective, the authors argue that the world will not be worse off for having undertaken measures to promote land sinks, provided that steps to reduce emissions from fossil fuel combustion are not compromised and deforestation is avoided. Even if used to the maximum, however, these sinks will make only a minor difference to the final concentration at which atmospheric CO2 stabilizes. Emphasis must therefore be placed on reducing fossil fuel use and avoiding deforestation. DA - 2001-11-02 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Climate changes KW - Carbon KW - Terrestrial biosphere LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2001 SM - 0036-8075 T1 - Climate change - Storing carbon on land TI - Climate change - Storing carbon on land UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/576 ER - en_ZA


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