Sentences with phrase «carbon balance problems»

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The problem arises when you alter this «natural» balance by pulling fossil fuels from underground, with no means of reabsorbing the carbon.

Indeed, despite the recent problems, the new estimate, published Aug. 19 in the journal Science, suggests that when emissions from the destruction of forests are subtracted from the carbon they absorb, they are, on balance, packing more than a billion tons of carbon into long - term storage every year.

The problem is that human activities have disrupted the natural balance, pumping more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than there would be naturally: levels have been raised measurably over the last century.