Carbon sinks: The good and the bad

The oceans have caught the attention of climate policymakers, but many of their ideas are too radical

Prosenjit Datta
Last Updated at December 5, 2022 22:26 IST

After years of focusing on clean fuels for reducing emissions, the climate conversation is beginning to focus on carbon sinks — or ways to absorb and sequester carbon emissions from the atmosphere. And as with any emission conversation, bad ideas are being advocated as strongly as the good ones.

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