Climate action requires new accounting guidance and governance frameworks to manage carbon in shelf seas

oleh: Tiziana Luisetti, Silvia Ferrini, Gaetano Grilli, Timothy D. Jickells, Hilary Kennedy, Silke Kröger, Irene Lorenzoni, Ben Milligan, Johan van der Molen, Ruth Parker, Tim Pryce, R. Kerry Turner, Emmanouil Tyllianakis

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-09-01

Deskripsi

Accounting guidelines exist for carbon flows in terrestrial and coastal ecosystems, but not shelf sea sediments. In this Review, the authors explore whether effective management of carbon stocks accumulating in shelf seas could contribute to a nation’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.