Estimation of China’s terrestrial ecosystem carbon sink: Methods, progress and prospects

• Published in: Science China. Earth sciences Vol. 65; no. 4; pp. 641 - 651
• Main Authors: Piao, Shilong, He, Yue, Wang, Xuhui, Chen, Fahu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Science China Press 01.04.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Carbon; Carbon emissions; Carbon neutrality; Carbon sinks; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Emissions; International organizations; Methods; Progress; Terrestrial ecosystems; Terrestrial environments; China; Terrestrial ecosystem; Carbon sink; Carbon neutrality; China

China announced its national goal to reach the peak of carbon emission by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, during the General Assembly of the United Nations in September 2020. In this context, the potential of the carbon sink in China’s terrestrial ecosystems to mitigate anthropogenic car...