Redefining net zero will not stop global warming, new study shows

Published on November 13, 2024

In a new study led by the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics, an international group of researchers who developed the science behind net zero demonstrate that relying on ‘natural carbon sinks’ like forests and oceans to offset ongoing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use will not actually stop global warming. The findings have been published today in Nature.
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