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Deep-rooted grass stores significantly more carbon, says new study #environment…

Deep-rooted grass stores significantly more carbon, says new study
Soil biologist Eric Slessarev has some advice for conservationists, landscapers, and farmers with fallow fields: Go touch deep-rooted grass. Or better yet, go plant some. Slessarev, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology in Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, is the first author of a new study in Earth's Future showing that deep-rooted grasses store significantly more carbon in their root biomass than shallow-rooted crops—without harming the existing organic material alre…

Sources: Microsoft told carbon-removal project developers it is shelving contracts under negotiation; Microsoft has been a major backer of carbon capture tech (Alastair Marsh/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-…

"Planting Billions of Trees Turned Barren Desert into a Carbon Sink That Lowers CO2"
#Trees #Environment #Forests

Planting Billions of Trees Turned Barren Desert into a Carbon Sink That Lowers CO2
By precise numbers, it has reduced the average carbon content in the desert air from 416 parts per million to 413 ppm.

Milk's hidden carbon bill is bigger than advertised as damaged grass and soils drive emissions higher https://phys.org/news/2026-04-hidden-carbon-bill-bigger-advertised.html

Milk's hidden carbon bill is bigger than advertised as damaged grass and soils drive emissions higher
Livestock farming causes a significant share of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. According to a new study, the carbon footprint of milk may be considerably larger than commonly calculated when carbon released from the soil is also considered. The work is published in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.

A summary of the #CBQuiz and I captained team Sussed Surrey!
https://www.carbonbrief.org/the-carbon-brief-quiz-2026/

The Carbon Brief Quiz 2026 - Carbon Brief
Around 300 scientists, civil servants, journalists and climate experts took part in the 11th annual Carbon Brief quiz on Wednesday 18 March 2026.

"Sweden’s ‘old‑growth’ natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands – new study"
#Sweden #Trees #Environment

Sweden’s ‘old-growth’ natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands – new study
Old-growth forests store 78-89% more carbon than managed forests do.

Sweden's 'old‑growth' natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands—new study https://phys.org/news/2026-03-sweden-oldgrowth-natural-forests-carbon.html

Sweden's 'old‑growth' natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands—new study
Most of Europe's original natural forests have been transformed for agriculture and managed forests producing energy, paper, and timber. The few remaining "old-growth" natural forests are relics of the past that illustrate how forests would have looked in the absence of human management. They can, therefore, tell us how people have transformed forests.

"Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world"
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"Guest post: How changes to coal mining have affected China’s methane emissions"
#China #Energy #Emissions

Guest post: How changes to coal mining have affected China’s methane emissions - Carbon Brief
A study takes closer look at China’s coal-mine methane emissions, which account for roughly 40% of the nation’s total methane emissions.

How ‘smog capital of Poland’ saved 6,000 lives by cutting soot levels https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/20/krakow-smog-poland-saved-lives-black-carbon-green-iniatives