Facts about carbon soil FACT: There is already enough CO2 in the atmosphere to drive the earth’s temperature through the critical 2°C level FACT: “Clean Coal” cannot reduce the existing CO2 burden FACT: Wind and solar power cannot reduce existing CO2 FACT: Changing light bulbs cannot reduce existing CO2 FACT: It would take 7 planet Earths covered in forests to absorb the existing burden of CO2 FACT: “Soil organic carbon is the largest reservoir in interaction with the atmosphere.” (United Nations Food & Agriculture Organisation) - Vegetation 650 gigatons, atmosphere 750 gigatons, soil 1500 gigatons FACT: A 1% increase in soil carbon in 10% of the world’s farm land would ab- sorb all the CO2 overload |
