Our planet's soil contains a lot of carbon from the atmosphere, which could play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and curbing global warming, new research suggests.
The data obtained showed that the soil of the earth can store an additional 8 billion tons of greenhouse gases underground as stable organic matter, and 2.4 trillion. tons of greenhouse gases identified in previous studies have the potential to limit climate change.
Globally adapting the latest technologies and practices for sustainable land use can save more emissions in agricultural and natural wilderness, the study suggests.
In addition, growing crops with deeper root systems using compost-based charcoal and applying sustainable farming practices will help retain about 4/5 of the annual emissions from fossil fuels in the soil and ultimately contain global growth. warming, the researchers say.
“We need heavy artillery to fight the dangerous climate change of the 21st century. One of the most powerful op - said Dave Rae, professor at the University of Edinburgh in the UK. The male is right under our feet. Soils are already a huge store of carbon, and better management could make it even bigger.”
"We overlooked the soil because the large carbon stores it contains are not conspicuous as the trees continue to grow and visually enlarge."
“Following the International Year of Soil in 2015 and the French government's initiative to increase soil carbon stocks to combat climate change, agreed at the 2015 Paris Climate Summit, the issue of soil is firmly on the climate change agenda,” said Pete Smith, professor University of Aberdeen in the UK.
The study, published in the journal Nature, suggests a coordinated effort involving scientists, policymakers and land users to help achieve an increase in soil storage of greenhouse gases.
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