The accurate determination of the carbon-neutrality capacity (CNC) of a region is crucial for developing policies related to emissions and climate change. However, a systematic diagnostic method for deter-mining the CNC that considers the rock chemical weathering carbon sink (RCS) is lacking. Moreover, it is challenging but indispensable to establish a fast and practical index model to determine the CNC. Here, we selected Guizhou as the study area, used the methods for different types of carbon sinks, and con-structed a CNC index (CNCI) model. We found that: (1) the carbonate rock chemical weathering carbon sink flux was 30.3 t CO2 km-2 yr-1. Guizhou accounted for 1.8% of the land area and contributed 5.4% of the carbonate chemical weathering carbon sink; (2) the silicate rock chemical weathering carbon sink and its flux were 1.44 x 103 t CO2 and 2.43 t CO2 km-2 yr-1, respectively; (3) the vegetation-soil ecosystem carbon sink and its flux were 1.37 x 108 t CO2 and 831.70 t CO2 km-2 yr-1, respectively; (4) the carbon emissions (CEs) were 280 Tg CO2, about 2.8% of the total for China; and (5) the total carbon sinks in Guizhou were 160 Tg CO2, with a CNCI of 57%, which is 4.8 times of China and 2.1 times of the world. In summary, we conducted a systematic diagnosis of the CNC considering the RCS and established a CNCI model. The results of this study have a strong implication and significance for national and global CNC determination and gap analysis.(c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, Harbin Institute of Technology, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Environmental Science And Ecotechnology, Volume 15, Article Number 100237, DOI 10.1016/j.ese.2023.100237, Published JUL 2023, Early Access FEB 2023 |
Author(s) |
Bai, Xiaoyong; Zhang, Sirui; Li, Chaojun; Xiong, Lian; Song, Fengjiao; Du, Chaochao; Li, Minghui; Luo, Qing; Xue, Yingying; Wang, Shijie |
Corresponding author(s) |
Wang, Shijie wangshijie@vip.skleg.cn Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geochem, State Key Lab Environm Geochem, 99 Lincheng West Rd, Guiyang 550081, Peoples R China |
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Wang, Shijie; Bai, Xiaoyong; Zhang, Sirui; Li, Chaojun; Xiong, Lian; Song, Fengjiao; Du, Chaochao; Li, Minghui; Luo, Qing; Xue, Yingying | View here for the details
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