Communications Earth & Environment (Mar 2022)

Temporary nature-based carbon removal can lower peak warming in a well-below 2 °C scenario

  • H. Damon Matthews,
  • Kirsten Zickfeld,
  • Mitchell Dickau,
  • Alexander J. MacIsaac,
  • Sabine Mathesius,
  • Claude-Michel Nzotungicimpaye,
  • Amy Luers

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00391-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Temporarily enhanced terrestrial carbon storage through nature based climate solutions can reduce the peak global temperature increase only when complemented by ambitious emissions reductions, according to simulations with an intermediate complexity climate model.