Approximately half of the CO2 emitted into the atmosphere is sequestered immediately (absorbed by oceans and other sinks), while the other half remains in the atmosphere; when CO2 is removed from the atmosphere, approximately half comes back out of the ocean to re-equilibrate
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Gavin SchmidtEvidence Quote
“so uh for every uh ton that we put into the atmosphere half of it get sequestered straight away and half of it is still in the atmosphere”
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:14:45 PM
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