# Trees and Land Struggled to Absorb CO2 in 2023, Raising Climate Concerns! 🌍 **URL:** \ **Category:** News & Articles\ **Tags:** tools, news\ **Created:** [October 16, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/trees-and-land-struggled-to-absorb-co2-in-2023-raising-climate-concerns/293784 "2024-10-16T17:23:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheJoker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thejoker/32/22660_2.png) [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/trees-and-land-struggled-to-absorb-co2-in-2023-raising-climate-concerns/293784/1 "2024-10-16T17:23:41Z")
**Summary:** 1. **Natural Carbon Sink Collapse** In 2023, Earth’s natural carbon sinks—forests, soils, and oceans—struggled to absorb human carbon emissions, with preliminary findings showing they absorbed almost no CO2. 2. **Record Global Temperatures** The year 2023 was recorded as the hottest ever, and this heat contributed to the collapse of land’s ability to act as a carbon sink. 3. **Potential for Recovery** While the carbon sink breakdown could be temporary, the study highlights the fragility of these ecosystems, which have critical implications for the ongoing climate crisis. 4. **Dependence on Natural Solutions** With human carbon pollution reaching a record **37.4 billion tonnes** in 2023, at least **118 countries** rely on land to meet climate targets, underscoring the importance of natural solutions for carbon absorption. 5. **Warning from Experts** Experts, including **Johan Rockstrom** , have noted that the rapid collapse of land carbon sinks was not accounted for in most climate models, raising concerns about the potential for accelerated global heating. **Read more at:** [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/14/nature-carbon-sink-collapse-global-heating-models-emissions-targets-evidence-aoe)