Natural climate solutions for the United States
Abstrak
U.S. land management can contribute 1.2 Pg CO2e year−1 of greenhouse gas mitigation, 76% of which costs USD 50 Mg CO2e−1 or less. 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.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (40)
J. Fargione
Steven Bassett
T. Boucher
S. Bridgham
R. Conant
S. Cook-Patton
S. Cook-Patton
Peter W. Ellis
A. Falcucci
J. Fourqurean
T. Gopalakrishna
H. Gu
B. Henderson
M. Hurteau
K. Kroeger
T. Kroeger
Tyler J. Lark
Sara M. Leavitt
Guy Lomax
R. McDonald
J. Megonigal
D. Miteva
C. Richardson
J. Sanderman
D. Shoch
S. Spawn
J. Veldman
C. Williams
P. Woodbury
C. Zganjar
Marci R. Baranski
P. Elias
R. Houghton
Emily Landis
E. McGlynn
W. Schlesinger
J. Siikamäki
A. Sutton‐Grier
A. Sutton‐Grier
B. Griscom
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2018
- Bahasa
- en
- Total Sitasi
- 477×
- Sumber Database
- Semantic Scholar
- DOI
- 10.1126/sciadv.aat1869
- Akses
- Open Access ✓