Where do scientists believe the missing carbon is going? Why are they not sure? In what year was the carbon uptake greatest? In what year was the carbon release greatest? (Site 1)

the only part I know is where they believe the missing carbon is going? they believe land vegetation absorbs the missing carbon.

Answers

1. Scientists believe the missing carbon has found a sink in the Northern Forest. Scientist have come up with this idea because they believe consequences of global warming contributed to significant extent to the northern forest carbon sinking processes. In addition to that, scientists describe a process where the oceans of the world sink carbon to create a balance of the ecosystem. That is why they are not 100% sure.

2. Scientists are not sure concerning their idea about the whereabouts of the missing carbon because half of the emission stays in the atmosphere directly resulting to global warming with the remaining percentage absorbed by oceans and plants. The idea still offers room for discussion because it is observed that forest and savanna grass also contribute to carbon sinking though not all of the remaining percentage could be accounted in this manner.

3. Well, I believe in 2017, the carbon emissions were ranked the highest. The records indicate that this year recorded 45 billion tons of all global emission of the gas due to human activities. This figure could be argued from the fact that 2017 recorded a 2% rise in fossil fuel combustion. In a recent study on global emissions, China was identified as a major contributor to the growth of these emissions because of using coal as the major source of fuel.