Researcher clarifies metabolic CO₂ differs from fossil fuel emissions
1 Nov 2 12:21 AM · 6d ago · 2 articles · 1 post · 3 sources · development 1 of 1
Scientist emphasizes that respiratory carbon comes from recently consumed food and represents carbon plants recently pulled from the atmosphere, unlike fossil fuels which release carbon stored underground for millions of years.
“The CO₂ people breathe out is not the same as emissions from burning fossil fuels. The carbon we exhale comes from the food we eat and is largely carbon that plants have recently taken from the atmosphere.”
dyckron@cosocial.caUniversity of Bath Research institution
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first by Earth.com, 6d ago · also SciTechDaily
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- Collective human metabolism produces 2 billion metric tons of CO₂ a year, global study estimates Phys.org · 6d ago
- Human Bodies Are Producing Two Billion Tons of CO2 a Year SciTechDaily · 6d ago
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"Crucially, the CO₂ people breathe out is not the same as emissions from burning fossil fuels. The carbon we exhale comes from the food we eat and is largely carbon that plants have recently taken from the atmosphere. Fossil fuels, by contrast, release carbon that has been stored underground for millions of years." Collective human metabolism…
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