99% Invisible

417- For the Love of Peat

99% Invisible ›

39:59 | Oct 13th, 2020

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When we think about carbon storage, we tend to think about forests, but peatlands are also incredible carbon sinks. In Europe, peatlands contain five times more carbon than forests. But back in the 80...Show More



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mm recommended:Jan 31st, 2021

Scottish peatlands are one of the most effective natural sources of carbon capture (better than trees) yet the state incentivized companies to rip them apart to plant trees to “sequester carbon”. Fascinating and horrifying stuff!

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mmJan 31st, 2021

@sofborne @mijustin Think you’d enjoy this episode about Scottish peat and carbon capture!

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