Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Introduction. Climate changes and the resulting global warming, which have been observed in recent decades on a global scale and in Ukraine in particular, pose a threat to the existence of humanity and require urgent measures to combat them. The world community has adopted a number of important documents, which should regulate the issue of emissions of greenhouse gases (methane and carbon dioxide) into the atmospheric air and thus prevent the further increase in the temperature regime of our planet. Methods. The methods of systematic and comparative analysis and empirical research were used during the study. Data collection was carried out by analysing scientific publications, regulatory and legal framework and informational materials of NASA. Results. There is an increase in air temperature in the global dimension, compared to the base period of 1951-1980, and in 2024 it was 1.28°C. This process is inextricably linked with the increase in carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere. From 1958 to 2024, the content of CO2 in the atmosphere increased by 109.4 ppm or by 34.7% and amounted to 424.6 ppm. In addition to carbon dioxide, methane is a greenhouse gas, which has a much greater effect on global warming than carbon dioxide. Since the beginning of planetary observations from 1983 to 2024, its concentration in the air increased by 290.8 ppb from 1636.6 to 1927.4 ppb or by 17.8%. One of the ways to solve the issue of reducing the content of greenhouse gases, primarily CO2, is its sequestration by annual intermediate, siderable and cover crops. Discussion. In this regard, the study of the issue of effective cultivation of intermediate, sideral and cover crops becomes especially relevant in terms of the undiscovered potential of absorbing carbon dioxide from atmospheric air. Keywords: climate changes, global warming, carbon sequestration, sidereal crops, catch crops, greenhouse gases.
Source: The economic discourse
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407991097