We need a solid scientific basis for nature-based climate solutions in the United States

Novick, Kimberly A.; Keenan, Trevor F.; Anderegg, William R. L.; Normile, Caroline P.; Runkle, Benjamin R. K.; Oldfield, Emily E.; Shrestha, Gyami; Baldocchi, Dennis D.; Evans, Margaret E. K.; Randerson, James T.; Sanderman, Jonathan; Torn, Margaret S.; Trugman, Anna T.; Williams, Christopher A.

doi:10.1073/pnas.2318505121

Title: We need a solid scientific basis for nature-based climate solutions in the United States

Journal Article · 27 March 2024 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2318505121 · OSTI ID:2370976

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Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
Bipartisan Policy Center, Washington, DC (United States)
Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (United States)
Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, DC (United States)
Carboneers, Oakton, VA (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (United States)
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, MA (United States)
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
Clark Univ., Worcester, MA (United States)

Nature-based climate solutions (NbCS) have courted both enthusiastic support and considerable controversy. Defined as deliberate human actions that manipulate ecosystems to improve the planet’s greenhouse gas balance, NbCS provoke disagreement, in large part because their implementation has so far outpaced a science-based understanding of their long-term climate mitigation potential.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Earth & Environmental Systems Science (EESS); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; 80NSSC23K1254; 80NSSC21K1705; 2206086

OSTI ID:: 2370976

Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 121, Issue 14; ISSN 0027-8424

Publisher:: National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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