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carbon sink

Fiordland a hotspot for carbon burial – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions, In the News  |  Published: 06 May 201528 March 2016

New Zealand’s stunning Fiordland punches above its weight when it comes to storing organic carbon, according to a new analysis […]

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Algal blooms re-evaluated for carbon capture

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 July 201219 July 2012

Northern hemisphere researchers who put tonnes of iron into the Southern Ocean say it not only triggered a massive algal […]

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Newsletter Digest: Southern Ocean carbon sink and NZ’s synthetic bio sitrep

Blog  |  Published: 28 May 2010

Will the Southern Ocean carbon sink hold? Ice core records show there was a sharp rise in carbon dioxide in […]

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Will the Southern Ocean’s carbon sink hold its breath?

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 May 201028 May 2010

Ice core records show there was a sharp rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere — a  nearly 50% increase — at […]

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NZ Herald: Recession no bar to fossil fuel emissions

In the News  |  Published: 30 November 2009

Eloise Gibson writes about a recent report which suggests that, while the global recession did impact greenhouse gas emissions a […]

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Are carbon sinks keeping up with emissions increase?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 18 November 200918 November 2009

While natural carbon sinks have historically been able to absorb over half of global carbon dioxide emissions, this may no […]

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