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Hold your horses 🏇, let's think this through...
Yes, it is great countries are setting net-zero targets. Can we instead have a list "countries that have policies in place to reach net-zero"?
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eciu.net/news-and-event…
Let's think this one through...
If we emitted no CO₂, the net sink would be zero. The sink arises because we emit CO₂, 40GtCO₂ per year in fact. The sink is mainly due to CO₂ fertilization...
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Figure by @robbie_andrew
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Blog: carbonbrief.org/guest-post-cre…
Paper: rdcu.be/bHT2p
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But, we can't applaud countries for good net-zero rhetoric...
I stop here.
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