Earth absorbing more carbon, even as CO2 emissions rise, says CU-Boulder-led study

Despite sharp increases in carbon dioxide emissions by humans in recent decades that are warming the planet, Earth”s vegetation and oceans continue to soak up about half of them, according to a surprising new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder.  The study, led by CU-Boulder postdoctoral researcher Ashley Ballantyne, looked at global CO2 emissions reports from the past 50 years and compared them with rising levels of CO2 in Earth”s atmosphere during that time, primarily because of fossil fuel burning…. Source