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Forgive us our carbon debts

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  • Marcia N. Macedo

    (Marcia N. Macedo and Eric A. Davidson are at Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, Massachusetts 02540, USA)

  • Eric A. Davidson

    (Marcia N. Macedo and Eric A. Davidson are at Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, Massachusetts 02540, USA)

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Sugar cane ethanol replaces fossil fuels, but changes in soil carbon could offset some of the benefit. Now, a study shows minor loss of soil carbon when pastures and croplands are converted to cane, but larger losses when converting native savannahs.

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  • Marcia N. Macedo & Eric A. Davidson, 2014. "Forgive us our carbon debts," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 4(7), pages 538-539, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:4:y:2014:i:7:d:10.1038_nclimate2279
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2279
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    1. Filoso, Solange & Carmo, Janaina Braga do & Mardegan, Sílvia Fernanda & Lins, Silvia Rafaela Machado & Gomes, Taciana Figueiredo & Martinelli, Luiz Antonio, 2015. "Reassessing the environmental impacts of sugarcane ethanol production in Brazil to help meet sustainability goals," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 1847-1856.
    2. Oliveira, Dener M.S. & Cherubin, Maurício R. & Franco, André L.C. & Santos, Augusto S. & Gelain, Jaquelini G. & Dias, Naissa M.S. & Diniz, Tatiana R. & Almeida, Alexandre N. & Feigl, Brigitte J. & Dav, 2019. "Is the expansion of sugarcane over pasturelands a sustainable strategy for Brazil's bioenergy industry?," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 102(C), pages 346-355.

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