23/07/2026
Using observation data from the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite “GOSAT”, researchers of NIES found that the rapid rise in atmospheric CO₂ concentrations during 2023-2024 was driven primarily by a decline in CO₂ uptake by terrestrial ecosystems, rather than an increase in fossil fuel emissions. In particular, CO₂ uptake decreased significantly not only in the tropics, but also across northern mid-to-high latitude regions.
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