What is the carbon cycle? 'Carbon flows between each reservoir in an exchange called the carbon cycle, which has slow and fast components.We need carbon, but that need is also entwined with one of the most serious problems facing us today: global climate change.' We are made of carbon, we eat carbon, and our civilizations-our economies, our homes, our means of transport-are built on carbon. 'Carbon is the backbone of life on Earth.
The Carbon Cycle (Original Source: NASA Earth Observatory ) The Global Carbon Budget: The Global Carbon Budget as calculated by a global group of scientistsįrequently asked questions and their answers: Answers to commonly asked questions such as the following are listed here: Can you quantify the sources and sinks of the global carbon cycle? How much carbon is stored in the different ecosystems? In terms of mass, how much carbon does 1 part per million by volume of atmospheric CO 2 represent? What percentage of the CO 2 in the atmosphere has been produced by human beings through the burning of fossil fuels?
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Webinar Series Videos: 'The State of the Carbon Cycle: From Science to Solutions' The North American Carbon Cycle: The latest (2018) assessment and budget The Carbon Cycle: What is the Carbon Cycle? What is the fast and slow cycle and how are they influenced?Ĭarbon Measurement Approaches and Accounting Frameworks: Approaches and methods for carbon stock and flow estimations, measurements, and accounting What is the carbon cycle? What are the different pools and fluxes of carbon? Why are they important? This page provides a compilation of information and relevant links to help answer some of these questions.
*For the new assessment of the last decade of understanding the carbon cycle, see the Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report (2018).*
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