A comparison of the climate and carbon cycle effects of carbon removal by afforestation and an equivalent reduction in fossil fuel emissions

Jayakrishnan, Koramanghat Unnikrishnan; Bala, Govindasamy

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1863-2023

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A comparison of the climate and carbon cycle effects of carbon removal by afforestation and an equivalent reduction in fossil fuel emissions

Koramanghat Unnikrishnan Jayakrishnan and Govindasamy Bala

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