Environmental Studies and Forestry

Substantial terrestrial carbon emissions from global expansion of impervious surface area

L. Qiu, J. He, et al.

Did you know that global impervious surface area has doubled in the last three decades? This intriguing study by Linghua Qiu, Junhao He, Chao Yue, Philippe Ciais, and Chunmiao Zheng uncovers how this expansion has led to significant carbon emissions, shedding light on its impact on climate change and carbon accounting.