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Review
. 2022 Oct 28;19(21):14109.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph192114109.

Exploration of the Implementation of Carbon Neutralization in the Field of Natural Resources under the Background of Sustainable Development-An Overview

Wu Yang  1   2 , Zhang Min  1   2 , Mingxing Yang  1   2 , Jun Yan  1   2
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Exploration of the Implementation of Carbon Neutralization in the Field of Natural Resources under the Background of Sustainable Development-An Overview

Wu Yang et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

On 15 March 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed out that "achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality is a broad and profound economic and social systemic change" and called for "putting energy and resources conservation in the first place". Natural resources are the material basis, space carrier and energy source of high-quality development. The source of carbon emissions is resource utilization, and carbon reduction and removal also depend on resources. The improvement of carbon sink capacity is inseparable from natural resources. To achieve the goal of "double carbon", it is necessary to consolidate the carbon sink capacity of the ecosystem, as well as enhancing its carbon sink increment. Among natural resources, forest carbon sinks, soil carbon sinks and karst carbon sinks have significant emission reduction potential and cost advantages, representing important means to deal with climate change. This paper reviews the relevant research results at home and abroad, summarizes the carbon sink estimation, carbon sink potential, carbon sink influencing factors, ecological compensation mechanism and other aspects, analyzes the path selection of establishing carbon sink green development, and puts forward corresponding policies and suggestions, providing a theoretical reference for the achievement of the carbon neutrality goal in the field of natural resources in China.

Keywords: carbon neutralization; carbon sequestration; environment; forest carbon sink; karst carbon sink; soil carbon sink.

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Growth level of carbon emissions and total carbon absorption in provinces from 2003 to 2016 (Huang, H. [7]).
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Karstification–photosynthesis coupling processes and their role in the water–carbon balance in nature (Yanyou Wu [12]).
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Natural and anthropogenic factors influencing the formation of soil inorganic carbon in dryland soils (Naorem, A [18]).
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Figure 4
Mechanism of SIC formation in soil (Naorem, A [18]).
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