Natural climate solutions
Природные климатические решения
2017-10-16
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Significance Most nations recently agreed to hold global average temperature rise to well below 2 °C. We examine how much climate mitigation nature can contribute to this goal with a comprehensive analysis of “natural climate solutions” (NCS): 20 conservation, restoration, and/or improved land management actions that increase carbon storage and/or avoid greenhouse gas emissions across global forests, wetlands, grasslands, and agricultural lands. We show that NCS can provide over one-third of the cost-effective climate mitigation needed between now and 2030 to stabilize warming to below 2 °C. Alongside aggressive fossil fuel emissions reductions, NCS offer a powerful set of options for nations to deliver on the Paris Climate Agreement while improving soil productivity, cleaning our air and water, and maintaining biodiversity.
Key Findings
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Implementing NCS could also improve soil productivity, air and water quality, and biodiversity while supporting the Paris Climate Agreement.
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NCS could provide over one-third of the cost-effective climate mitigation required between now and 2030 to keep warming below 2 °C.
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Natural climate solutions increase carbon storage and/or avoid greenhouse gas emissions through conservation, restoration, and improved land management.
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Natural climate solutions must complement aggressive fossil-fuel emissions reductions rather than replace them.
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The study evaluates 20 natural climate solution actions spanning forests, wetlands, grasslands, and agricultural lands.
Research Object
Natural climate solutions across global forests, wetlands, grasslands, and agricultural lands
Research Subject
The climate-mitigation potential of 20 conservation, restoration, and improved land-management actions, including carbon storage and greenhouse-gas emission avoidance
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