Schrödinger's carbon: The hidden uncertainty in every net-zero plan

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Apr 7, 2026, 5:10 pm130 ptsTrending
Billions of tons of carbon dioxide are being classified as "dealt with" in global climate plans before anyone can know whether that is true. UT Researcher Rosalie Arendt has given a name to this problem in a new Correspondence published in Nature: Schrödinger's carbon.

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