Luisetti, T, Ferrini, S, Grilli, G et al. (10 more authors) (2020) Climate action requires new accounting guidance and governance frameworks to manage carbon in shelf seas. Nature Communications, 11 (1). 4599. 4599-. ISSN 2041-1723
Abstract
Accounting guidelines exist for the recording of carbon flows in terrestrial and coastal ecosystems. Shelf sea sediments, while considered an important carbon store, have yet to receive comparable scrutiny. Here, we explore whether effective management of carbon stocks accumulating in shelf seas could contribute towards a nation’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. We review the complexities of carbon transport and fate in shelf seas, and the geopolitical challenges of carbon accounting in climate governance because of the transboundary nature of carbon flows in the marine environment. New international accounting guidance and governance frameworks are needed to prompt climate action.
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Earth Surface Science Institute (ESSI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 30 Sep 2020 15:41 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:26 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Nature Communications |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41467-020-18242-w |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:166074 |