Shrubs curb carbon emissions in China’s largest desert

Tracie Ventimiglia — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:32:02 +0000

Shrubs curb carbon emissions in China’s largest desert Tracie Ventimiglia Fri, 02/20/2026 - 09:32 More News Jules Bernstein January 26, 2026

An experiment in western China over the past four decades shows that it is possible to tame the expansion of desert lands with greenery, and, in the process, pull excess carbon dioxide out of the sky.

The sprawling greening project along the edges of China’s Taklamakan Desert is creating a visible and measurable carbon sink, even in one of the driest places on Earth, according to a study led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside. The project is an example of successful afforestation, which is an effort to plant trees or shrubs on previously barren land.

Better math adds up to trillions in climate-related savings

Tracie Ventimiglia — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:44:50 +0000

Better math adds up to trillions in climate-related savings Tracie Ventimiglia Thu, 04/11/2024 - 11:44 More News Jules Bernstein March 28, 2024

A new study greatly reduces uncertainty in climate change predictions, a move economists say could save the world trillions in adaptations for a hotter future.

The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, considers dozens of climate models from different countries that differ in the magnitude of global warming they predict to occur by the end of the century.

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Shrubs curb carbon emissions in China’s largest desert

Better math adds up to trillions in climate-related savings