Natural filters reduce CO2 absorption

Global economic growth causes atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) emissions to rise faster than expected because forests and oceans are having difficulty absorbing gases. this greenhouse effect.

This is the result of research by many international environmental organizations, including the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, recently awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize, published in Bien magazine. The American National Academy of Sciences.

Forests - a " filter " of nature have reduced their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. (Photo: Ncaveo.ac.uk)

The statement of the British Antarctic Statistics Organization (BAS) said in 2006, there were nearly 10 billion tons of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere, up 35% compared to 1990. In it, the use was ineffective. fuel has increased carbon dioxide by 17%. In addition, the ability of natural " filters " such as forests and seas to function poorly makes this gas up 18%.

The research leader of the Global Carbon Gas Project - Pep Canadell - said 50 years ago, every 600 tons of CO2 emitted, 600 kgs were absorbed by natural filters, while in 2006 This figure is only 550kg and continues to decline. According to Canadell, this has demonstrated the ability of the Earth to absorb human-produced gases.

Under the Kyoto Protocol, in 2012, countries pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions to less than 5% compared to 1990. However, BAS identifies the ability to absorb gas. The carbon of reduced natural filters shows that controlling atmospheric CO ₂ is much more difficult than previously thought.