Redefining net zero will not stop global warming, scientists say

In a study, led by the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics and published 18 November in Nature, an international group of authors 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. In a study, led by the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics and published 18 November in Nature, an international group of authors 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. Earth Sciences Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories