“Natural climate solutions” (2017), by Bronson W. Griscom et al. Economics research paper. Original abstract below, unchanged. No free PDF was found.

Natural climate solutions

Bronson W. Griscom, Justin Adams, Peter Woods Ellis et al. · October 16, 2017 · Economics

Abstract

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.

Source page DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1710465114