Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?
The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating
It doesn't require any esoteric scientific knowledge to see the glaring error in that headline, just clear thinking. Trees and land absorbed a lot of CO2 last year. It's just that they released almost as much elsewhere due to forest fires and so on.
Also https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/15/finland-emissions-target-forests-peatlands-sinks-absorbing-carbon-aoe