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-{{Card
+==Card #12: Carbon Sinks==
-|number=12
+<center>
-|version=adult
-|title=Carbon Sinks
-}}
-== Explanation ==
+[[File:En-en_adult_card_12_front.png|400px]]
-The original IPCC graph represents both CO2 emissions and carbon sinks. The Climate Collage has chosen to split it in two to show where CO2 comes from and where it goes. This is why the two cards are symmetrical: every year, the CO2 emitted by man has to go somewhere. Any CO2 that is not absorbed by the carbon sinks remains in the atmosphere.
-The text at the back of the card gives approximate absorption rates. The more detailed percentages are :
+Half of the CO<sub>2</sub> we emit every year is absorbed by carbon sinks:
-* 27.9% for the ocean
+- ¼ by vegetation via photosynthesis
-* 28.8% for photosynthesis<ref>[https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/03/WG1AR5+SummaryVolume+FINAL+FRENCH.pdf Page 51 of IPCC's fifth technical summary report (French)]</ref>.
-== Facilitation tips ==
+- ¼ by the oceans
-This card is to be mirrored with the [[En-en adult card 7 co2 emissions|CO2 emissions]] card. To make the participants find it, we can show them the card and ask "Do you see anything weird on this card?". Very often participants notice that the legend is written upside down. We can then tell them that it is a puzzle to be solved and that the answer is on the table. In case the participants do not find it, they can be given clues:
-* What is the type of representation? A graph
+The remaining half stays in the atmosphere.
-* What type of graph? A "filled" curve
-* What is the legend? The same as for CO2 emissions.
-== Other possible links ==
+</center>
-=== Causes ===
+==Explanation==
-[[En-en adult card 6 deforestation|Deforestation]] Participants often think that deforestation reduces carbon sinks. In reality, the impact is minimal because deforested areas represent a very small part of the total forest area. On the other hand, the CO2 emitted is very important.
+The original IPCC graph represents both CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and carbon sinks. The Climate Fresk has chosen to split it in two to show where CO<sub>2</sub> comes from and where it goes. This is why the two cards are symmetrical: every year, the CO<sub>2</sub> emitted by humankind has to go somewhere. Any CO<sub>2</sub> that is not absorbed by the other carbon sinks remains in the atmosphere.
-[[En-en adult card 8 agriculture|Agriculture]] It doesn't matter if this link is not made, but it is true that agriculture can improve storage capacity through photosynthesis. This is the 4 per 1000 principle (if we increased the soil's capacity to sequester carbon by even 4/1000, we would have a significant impact on CO2).
+The text at the back of the card gives approximate absorption rates. The more detailed percentages are:
-=== Consequences ===
+*27.9% for the ocean
-[[En-en adult card 32 decline agricultural yields|Decline in agricultural yields]] Studies have shown that yields increase with increased CO2, but that the nutrient content of vegetables is reduced as a result. Indeed, trace elements are not more abundant when yields increase.
+*28.8% for photosynthesis<ref>[https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/03/WG1AR5+SummaryVolume+FINAL+FRENCH.pdf Page 51 of IPCC's fifth technical summary report (French)]</ref>.
-== To go further ==
+==Facilitation tips ==
+This card is to be mirrored with the [[En-en adult card 7 co2 emissions|CO<sub>2</sub> emissions]] card. To help the players figure this out, we can show them the card and ask "Can you see anything weird about this card?". Very often they notice that the legend is written upside-down. We can then tell them that it is a puzzle to be solved and that the answer is on the table. If the players do not figure it out, they can be given some clues:
-=== Variation in photosynthesis ===
+*What is the type of representation? A graph
-On this card, we can see that in some years photosynthesis drops to 0, and varies greatly from one year to another. The explanation comes from the fact that the residual carbon sink is calculated from the remaining value of the other variables<ref>[https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/03/WG1AR5_SummaryVolume_FINAL_FRENCH.pdf#page=66 Page 66 of IPCC's Fifth report summary - Working group #1 (French)]</ref>. This is why negative values are sometimes found. In this graph, emissions and their distribution only include flows that have varied since 1750, without the natural CO2 flows, such as the absorption of atmospheric CO2 from phasing out, the degassing of CO2 from lakes and rivers, and the degassing of CO2 in the oceans from the carbon brought by rivers. However, the IPCC does not clearly explain why such a variation can be read on the graph.
+*What type of graph? A "filled" curve
+*What is the legend? The same as for CO<sub>2</sub> emissions.
+==Correction ==
+===Causes===
+*[[En-en_adult_card_7_co2_emissions|CO2 Emissions]]
+*[[En-en_adult_card_42_thermohaline_circulation|Thermohaline Circulation]]
+===Consequences===
+*[[En-en_adult_card_11_concentration_of_co2|Concentration of CO2]]
+*[[En-en_adult_card_24_ocean_acidification|Ocean Acidification]]
+== Other possible links==
+===Other causes===
+* [[En-en adult card 6 deforestation|Deforestation]] Players often think that deforestation reduces carbon sinks. In reality, the impact is minimal because deforested areas represent a very small part of the total forest area. On the other hand, the CO<sub>2</sub> emitted is very important.
+*[[En-en adult card 8 agriculture|Agriculture]] It doesn't matter if this link is not made, but it is true that agriculture can improve storage capacity through photosynthesis. This is the 0.4% principle (if we increased the soil's capacity to sequester carbon by even 0.4%, we would have a significant impact on CO<sub>2</sub>).
+===Other consequences===
+*[[En-en adult card 32 decline agricultural yields|Decline in agricultural yields]] Studies have shown that yields increase with increased CO<sub>2</sub>, but that the nutrient content of vegetables is reduced as a result, because trace elements are not more abundant when yields increase.
+==Wrong links==
+===Wrong consequences===
+*[[En-en adult card 14 energy budget|Energy budget]] The idea here is not to say there is no link between these two cards, but to make sure they are not mixed up. The carbon sinks card tells us where the carbon goes. The energy budget card tells us where the excess energy goes. Both distribute something, but not the same thing. To make it even more confusing, the atmosphere and the ocean are present in both.
+==To go further==
+===Variation in photosynthesis===
+On this card, we can see that in some years photosynthesis drops to 0, and varies greatly from one year to another. The explanation comes from the fact that the residual carbon sink is calculated from the remaining value of the other variables<ref>[https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/03/WG1AR5_SummaryVolume_FINAL_FRENCH.pdf#page=66 Page 66 of IPCC's Fifth report summary - Working group #1 (French)]</ref>. This is why negative values are sometimes found. In this graph, emissions and their distribution only include flows that have varied since 1750, without the natural CO<sub>2</sub> flows, such as CO<sub>2</sub> degassing from lakes, rivers and oceans. However, the IPCC does not clearly explain why such a variation can be read on the graph.
 It can be added that the atmospheric concentration has increased sharply in years with an El Niño phenomenon because it makes it difficult for vegetation to absorb carbon<ref>[https://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/19/files/GCP_CarbonBudget_2019.pdf#page=48 The Global Carbon Project, 2019]</ref>.
-=== Carbon sinks capacity ===
+===Carbon sinks capacity ===
-[https://jancovici.com/changement-climatique/gaz-a-effet-de-serre-et-cycle-du-carbone/les-puits-de-carbone-ne-vont-ils-pas-absorber-le-surplus-de-co2/ Jean-Marc Jancovici’ web site - Won't "carbon sinks" absorb excess CO2? (French)]
+[https://jancovici.com/changement-climatique/gaz-a-effet-de-serre-et-cycle-du-carbone/les-puits-de-carbone-ne-vont-ils-pas-absorber-le-surplus-de-co2/ Jean-Marc Jancovici’s web site - Won't "carbon sinks" absorb excess CO<sub>2</sub>? (French)]
-== References ==
+==References==
 <references />
+[[fr:Fr-fr_adulte_carte_12_puits_de_carbone]]