If you want to do something about global warming, look under your feet. Managed well, soil’s ability to trap carbon dioxide is potentially much greater than previously estimated, according to researchers who say the resource could “significantly” offset increasing global emissions. The scientists also call for a reversal of federal cutbacks to related research programs…

Listen to the presentation (MP3: 31MB, 76 minutes) View the slides (PDF: 5MB) Abstract After years of slow progress on achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions, most climate stabilization scenarios now assume significant future ability to capture and store ambient atmospheric CO2, usually via photosynthesis and carbon sequestration in vegetation, soils, or geological storage. However, there…

Listen to the presentation (MP3: 44MB, 77 minutes) View the presentation slides (PowerPoint: 3MB) Abstract Despite deforestation and the conversion of forests to agricultural uses globally, the IPCC suggests that the net carbon sink globally amounts to around 1.5-2.0 Pg C per year. In the US, forests sequester around 0.2 Pg C per year. Much…

Sequestering Carbon at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Actionable Science for Climate Change Mitigation View the slides (PDF: 23MB) Most climate change mitigation measures can only focus on reducing future emissions. This is particularly true for interventions and policies that target the most important emission source, the burning of fossil fuels. However, forest and agriculture…