Whales may be a secret weapon in the fight against climate change

Dec 15 2022 by Fast Company

A new paper looks at the role of whales play in storing carbon, arguing that increasing conservation efforts could lead to more carbon sequestration.

When we think about ways to sequester carbon from the atmosphere, our minds may first go to trees—either planting new ones or protecting the oldest and largest forests. But trees aren’t the only living things that sequester carbon, and scientists are learning more about another one of nature’s largest creatures that could help fight...

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