Degraded peatlands emit nearly twice as much greenhouse gas as previously thought, study finds

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Dec 3, 2025, 9:00 pm113 ptsTrending
For the first time, researchers have produced a detailed, high-resolution map of peatlands in the EU, showing that these areas emit twice as much greenhouse gases than previously thought. The research, led by eco-hydrologist Quint van Giersbergen of Radboud University, has been published in Nature…

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