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An investigation of the global uptake of CO2 by lime from 1930 to 2020
Longfei Bing
Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang
110016, China
Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
Key Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Neutrality, Liaoning
Province, Shenyang 110016, China
Mingjing Ma
Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang
110016, China
College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Lili Liu
Search CO (Shanghai) Environmental Science & Technology Co.,
Ltd, Shanghai 200232, China
Jiaoyue Wang
Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang
110016, China
Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
Key Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Neutrality, Liaoning
Province, Shenyang 110016, China
Le Niu
Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang
110016, China
College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Fengming Xi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang
110016, China
Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
Key Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Neutrality, Liaoning
Province, Shenyang 110016, China
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Short summary
We provided CO2 uptake inventory for global lime materials from 1930–2020, The majority of CO2 uptake was from the lime in China.
Our dataset and the accounting mathematical model may serve as a set of tools to improve the CO2 emission inventories and provide data support for policymakers to formulate scientific and reasonable policies under
carbon neutraltarget.
We provided CO2 uptake inventory for global lime materials from 1930–2020, The majority of CO2...
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