Article | REF: C8124 V2

Bio-based building materials and temporary carbon storage

Author: Thibaut LECOMPTE

Publication date: September 10, 2024

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2. Plant growth: "global warming" impact and carbon sequestration

2.1 GHG emissions from agriculture

Although agricultural materials appear to be an interesting source of carbon sequestration, agriculture is responsible for 11% of the greenhouse effect linked to human activities, i.e. the emission of 5.7±1.4 billion tonnes CO 2 eq worldwide (2019 figures ). Europe, despite being the world's leading agricultural power, is responsible for just 12% of these emissions. The majority of agricultural GHG emissions are of non-energy origin and controlled by biological processes. In France, agriculture...

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