Prof. Jin-Soo KIM gave a public talk at ECO EXPO ASIA on 29 OCT 2023

Impact of Forests and Climate Change on Carbon Neutrality

Most countries around the world have announced that they will achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Complete carbon neutrality can be achieved only by reducing carbon dioxide emissions and simultaneously budgeting how much carbon is absorbed by nature. About 25% of the carbon dioxide we emit is absorbed by the terrestrial ecosystem, and forests are responsible for most of it. If the climate extremes that have been observed recently interfere with the carbon sink process and become increasingly severe by 2050, our goal may be to set it up again. In this talk, an overview of the global carbon cycle and its interaction with climate variability will be delivered. It will also discuss how much carbon is sequestrated by forests in Hong Kong and East Asia and what management they need.

聯合國指出，2050年實現碳中和，是當今世界最迫切的使命。 減少碳排、增加碳匯是實現碳中和的途徑。 目前人類排放的二氧化碳約有25%被陸地生態系吸收，其中以森林生態系為主。 極端氣候事件日益增多，加劇對陸地生態系固碳過程的干擾，可能影響碳中和目標的實現。 本講座將概述全球碳循環及其與氣候變異的相互作用，並探討東亞包括香港等地的森林碳儲量及森林管理方法。

https://www.hktdc.com/event/ecoexpoasia/en/intelligence-hub/seminar/63847?time=1696929524371