Natural climate solutions for the United States
Natural climate solutions for the United States
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2018-11-14
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Fargione, Joseph E.
Bassett, Steven
Boucher, Timothy
Bridgham, Scott D.
Conant, Richard T.
Cook-Patton, Susan C.
Ellis, Peter W.
Falcucci, Alessandra
Fourqurean, James W.
Gopalakrishna, Trisha
Gu, Huan
Henderson, Benjamin
Hurteau, Matthew D.
Kroeger, Kevin D.
Kroeger, Timm
Lark, Tyler J.
Leavitt, Sara M.
Lomax, Guy
McDonald, Robert I.
Megonigal, J. Patrick
Miteva, Daniela A.
Richardson, Curtis J.
Sanderman, Jonathan
Shoch, David
Spawn, Seth A.
Veldman, Joseph W.
Williams, Christopher A.
Woodbury, Peter B.
Zganjar, Chris
Baranski, Marci
Elias, Patricia
Houghton, Richard A.
Landis, Emily
McGlynn, Emily
Schlesinger, William H.
Siikamaki, Juha V.
Sutton-Grier, Ariana E.
Griscom, Bronson W.
Bassett, Steven
Boucher, Timothy
Bridgham, Scott D.
Conant, Richard T.
Cook-Patton, Susan C.
Ellis, Peter W.
Falcucci, Alessandra
Fourqurean, James W.
Gopalakrishna, Trisha
Gu, Huan
Henderson, Benjamin
Hurteau, Matthew D.
Kroeger, Kevin D.
Kroeger, Timm
Lark, Tyler J.
Leavitt, Sara M.
Lomax, Guy
McDonald, Robert I.
Megonigal, J. Patrick
Miteva, Daniela A.
Richardson, Curtis J.
Sanderman, Jonathan
Shoch, David
Spawn, Seth A.
Veldman, Joseph W.
Williams, Christopher A.
Woodbury, Peter B.
Zganjar, Chris
Baranski, Marci
Elias, Patricia
Houghton, Richard A.
Landis, Emily
McGlynn, Emily
Schlesinger, William H.
Siikamaki, Juha V.
Sutton-Grier, Ariana E.
Griscom, Bronson W.
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10.1126/sciadv.aat1869
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Limiting climate warming to <2°C requires increased mitigation efforts, including land stewardship, whose potential in the United States is poorly understood. We quantified the potential of natural climate solutions (NCS)—21 conservation, restoration, and improved land management interventions on natural and agricultural lands—to increase carbon storage and avoid greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. We found a maximum potential of 1.2 (0.9 to 1.6) Pg CO2e year−1, the equivalent of 21% of current net annual emissions of the United States. At current carbon market prices (USD 10 per Mg CO2e), 299 Tg CO2e year−1 could be achieved. NCS would also provide air and water filtration, flood control, soil health, wildlife habitat, and climate resilience benefits.
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© The Author(s), 2018. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Science Advances 4 (2018): eaat1869, doi:10.1126/sciadv.aat1869.
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