The Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2) offers the first carbon budget for North American coastal waters and new information on how factors such as rivers and livestock impact concentrations of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.

“Carbon dioxide and methane are big drivers of climate change,” said Raymond Najjar, professor of oceanography in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. “If we want to do something about it, we need to manage carbon sources and sinks.”

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Penn State scientists among leaders in carbon cycle assessment