34% Drop in City's Ability to Absorb Carbon, Reveals Study

A study published in Sustainable Futures in the last week reveals that Pune city has seen a 34 per cent decline in its carbon sequestration capacity over the past decade, between 2013 and 2024.

- Dheeraj Bengrut

PUNE: The research attributes this significant loss to the city's rapid urbanisation, raising concerns about the long-term environmental impact of unchecked development.

The study, titled "Losing the Carbon Game? Changing Face of a Tropical Smart Metro City and its Repercussions on Carbon Sequestration, Heat and Flood Mitigation Capacity," was conducted by Prof Pankaj Koparde of MIT-World Peace University (MIT-WPU), in collaboration with Prof Pratiksha Chalke of Sustaina Greens LLP, private institute.