Atmospheric observations can quantify anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions, but variability in net land carbon exchange delays the detection of changes. Now, research improves understanding of this variability and allows earlier detection of emissions changes.
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Trudinger, C. Seeing carbon dioxide emissions through the trees. Nat. Clim. Chang. 13, 899–900 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01719-z
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