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Warming triggers unprecedented carbon loss from tropical soils, study finds https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/warming-triggers-unprecedented-carbon-loss-from-tropical-soils-study-finds/

Warming triggers unprecedented carbon loss from tropical soils, study finds
Climate warming could cause much greater soil carbon losses in the tropics than previously predicted, with potentially dire consequences for the global climate, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. Tropical forests store around a third of the world’s soil carbon and exchange more CO2 with the atmosphere than any other land biome. […]

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Low Carbon Family Holidays
Be a social superstar without 57 foreign holidays every year! Cut stress, cost, carbon and food waste. Have loads of fun! #frugal #holiday #TravellersCheck

"Growing trees for shade has ‘enormous’ potential for cutting cocoa emissions"
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Growing trees for shade has ‘enormous’ potential for cutting cocoa emissions - Carbon Brief
Growing tall trees to provide shade for cocoa plantations in west Africa could sequester millions of tonnes of carbon, according to a new study.

Carbon-rich Sub-Neptune Interiors Are Compatible with JWST Observations
Zifan Lin, Sara Seager
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15117 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.…

Carbon-rich Sub-Neptune Interiors Are Compatible with JWST Observations
Many possible interior compositions exist for sub-Neptunes: ice-poor, ice-rich, and water-dominated interiors can all match the measured masses and radii. Motivated by recent theory of carbon-rich planet formation outside of the refractory organic carbon "soot line" and observations of carbon-rich protoplanetary disks around late M dwarfs, we propose another possible sub-Neptune composition: a carbon-rich composition consisting of an iron-silicate core, a carbon layer, and a hydrogen/helium-dom…

Formation of unsaturated carbon chains through carbon chemisorption on solid CO
Masashi Tsuge, Germ\'an Molpeceres, Ryota Ichimura, Hideko Nomura, Kenji Furuya, Naoki Watanabe
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.16978

Formation of unsaturated carbon chains through carbon chemisorption on solid CO
The interaction of carbon atoms with solid carbon monoxide (CO) is a fundamental process in astrochemistry, influencing the formation of complex organic molecules in interstellar environments. This study investigates the adsorption and reaction mechanisms of carbon atoms on solid CO under cryogenic conditions, employing a combination of experimental techniques, including photostimulated desorption and resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (PSD-REMPI) and infrared spectroscopy, alongside qua…

SPHEREx Discovery of Strong Water Ice Absorption and an Extended Carbon Dioxide Coma in 3I/ATLAS: #InterstellarComet 3I-ATLAS: https://spherex.caltech.edu/news/3i-atlas-co2-coma

"Human influence reduces natural land carbon stocks by 24%, study finds"
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Human influence reduces natural land carbon stocks by 24%, study finds
Human activities, such as deforestation and the expansion of agricultural areas, have a massive impact on the natural state of ecosystems. As a result, large amounts of carbon are released into the atmosphere, contributing substantially to anthropogenic climate change.

Carbon offsets have failed for 25 years, and most should be phased out #carbon

Carbon offsets have failed for 25 years, and most should be phased out
Academics at the University of Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania have conducted the most comprehensive review of evidence on the effectiveness on carbon offsetting to date and concluded the practice is ineffective and riddled with "intractable" problems. The review is published in the Annual Review of Environment and Resources.

"New conservation area protects 53% of carbon in northern Peruvian Amazon"
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New conservation area protects 53% of carbon in northern Peruvian Amazon
A new regional conservation area has been created in Loreto, the largest region in Peru’s Amazon. The Medio Putumayo Algodón Regional Conservation Area is the fourth protected natural area in the Putumayo region, an area connected by the Putumayo River, which flows into Colombia. The Ministry of the Environment established the area on June 6 […]

"Ocean-based carbon storage ramps up, bringing investment and concern"
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Ocean-based carbon storage ramps up, bringing investment and concern
Capturing carbon to ship or funnel it offshore for storage in depleted marine oil and gas wells is gaining momentum as a proposed climate solution, even as it faces criticism. Across the globe, plans are afoot to launch multiple projects — such as in the North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and Southeast Asia — […]