Author
Listed:
- B. Buma
(Environmental Defense Fund
University of Colorado)
- D. R. Gordon
(Environmental Defense Fund
University of Florida)
- K. M. Kleisner
(Environmental Defense Fund)
- A. Bartuska
(Environmental Defense Fund
Resources for the Future)
- A. Bidlack
(University of Alaska)
- R. DeFries
(Columbia University)
- P. Ellis
(The Nature Conservancy)
- P. Friedlingstein
(University of Exeter
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique/Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure/Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique)
- S. Metzger
(National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle
University of Wisconsin-Madison
AtmoFacts)
- G. Morgan
(Carnegie Mellon University)
- K. Novick
(Indiana University)
- J. N. Sanchirico
(University of California)
- J. R. Collins
(Environmental Defense Fund
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
- A. J. Eagle
(Environmental Defense Fund)
- R. Fujita
(Environmental Defense Fund)
- E. Holst
(Environmental Defense Fund)
- J. M. Lavallee
(Environmental Defense Fund)
- R. N. Lubowski
(Environmental Defense Fund
Lombard Odier Investment Managers)
- C. Melikov
(Environmental Defense Fund
Ecological Carbon Offset Partners LLC, dba EP Carbon)
- L. A. Moore
(Environmental Defense Fund)
- E. E. Oldfield
(Environmental Defense Fund)
- J. Paltseva
(Environmental Defense Fund
ART)
- A. M. Raffeld
(Environmental Defense Fund)
- N. A. Randazzo
(Environmental Defense Fund
NASA/GSFC
University of Maryland)
- C. Schneider
(Environmental Defense Fund)
- N. Uludere Aragon
(Environmental Defense Fund
University of Montana)
- S. P. Hamburg
(Environmental Defense Fund)
Abstract
Viable nature-based climate solutions (NbCS) are needed to achieve climate goals expressed in international agreements like the Paris Accord. Many NbCS pathways have strong scientific foundations and can deliver meaningful climate benefits but effective mitigation is undermined by pathways with less scientific certainty. Here we couple an extensive literature review with an expert elicitation on 43 pathways and find that at present the most used pathways, such as tropical forest conservation, have a solid scientific basis for mitigation. However, the experts suggested that some pathways, many with carbon credit eligibility and market activity, remain uncertain in terms of their climate mitigation efficacy. Sources of uncertainty include incomplete GHG measurement and accounting. We recommend focusing on resolving those uncertainties before broadly scaling implementation of those pathways in quantitative emission or sequestration mitigation plans. If appropriate, those pathways should be supported for their cobenefits, such as biodiversity and food security.
Suggested Citation
B. Buma & D. R. Gordon & K. M. Kleisner & A. Bartuska & A. Bidlack & R. DeFries & P. Ellis & P. Friedlingstein & S. Metzger & G. Morgan & K. Novick & J. N. Sanchirico & J. R. Collins & A. J. Eagle & R, 2024.
"Expert review of the science underlying nature-based climate solutions,"
Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 14(4), pages 402-406, April.
Handle:
RePEc:nat:natcli:v:14:y:2024:i:4:d:10.1038_s41558-024-01960-0
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-024-01960-0
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