Carbon Farming – Land Use Natural Climate Solutions
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Natural Solutions Could Cut Canada’s Emissions by More Than 10%
If work begins now to aggressively restore and protect Canada’s forests, grasslands, farmlands, and peatlands, the country could reduce its annual emissions by 78 ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationForests & DeforestationSoil & Natural Sequestration
Massive Tree Planting Brings Only Limited Climate Gain, Researchers Warn
What would happen if every single patch of farmland in the tropics, from Brazil through Congo, India and Indonesia, was abandoned overnight and left ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Deciduous Trees May Act as ‘Brakes’ on Boreal Fire Feedback Loops
The deciduous trees that are replacing conifers in the northern boreal forest may help slow the dangerous feedback loop that is now fuelling intense ... -
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UK Must Protect, Rewild Its Oceans to Meet Its Carbon Strategy
A new report is urging the United Kingdom to develop a marine-centred climate mitigation plan to restore and “rewild” degraded marine habitats and develop ... -
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Chinese Banks Rank Second as Financiers for Tropical Deforestation
China now ranks second in the world as a financier of industries linked to tropical deforestation—and a new report shows the country’s banks hold ... -
Air & MarineCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSoil & Natural Sequestration
UK Seabed Has More Economic Value Than Oil Beneath It, Study Finds
Official estimates from the United Kingdom are showing that the carbon sequestration capacity of the country’s seabed is more valuable than the oil and ... -
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U.S Global Intelligence Report Presents Stark Climate Vision for 2040
The latest Global Trends report from the U.S. National Intelligence Council offers harrowing projections alongside glimmers of hope in its visioning of how the ... -
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Global Forest Loss Accelerates Despite Pandemic Restrictions
Two recent studies are offering new evidence that the carbon-sequestering forests required to hold average global warming to 1.5°C are in peril. -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityInternationalJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOceansSoil & Natural Sequestration
Protecting Half of the World’s Oceans Could Deliver Massive Global Gains
Protecting 45% of the world’s oceans would deliver a “triple win” of increased biodiversity, restored fisheries, and a greater capacity to sequester carbon, says ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeForests & DeforestationInternationalJurisdictionsSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
World’s Lost Forest Regions May Never Regenerate
From the Rocky Mountains to the Amazon to the boreal stretches of Siberia, vast swaths of forest are being lost to drought and wildfire. ... -
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Relying on BECCS Could Leave 4.5 Billion at Risk of Water Shortages
Banking heavily on bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) to keep average global warming under 1.5°C could put more than 50% of the ... -
AsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionForests & DeforestationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
City Forests Hold Promise for Significant CO2 Offsets, Study Concludes
Urban reforestation in cities in the Global South could be a cost-effective path to offsetting some part of global city emissions, according to a ... -
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Tree Programs Should Favour Natural Regeneration Over Commercial Plantations
The oil company Shell recently miscalculated the extent of its reserves on a pretty massive scale. The mistake meant its new scenario for meeting ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceansSoil & Natural Sequestration
Giant Whales, and Their Giant Poop, Serve as Natural Carbon Sinks
The Earth’s great whales are magnificent, intelligent, and peaceful. But new research shows that they also help keep the planet cool—in life, and in ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments
New Deforestation Map Reveals Shocking Loss of B.C.’s Old Growth Stands
Despite its “Super, Natural” branding, British Columbia is by no means a haven for old-growth forests, according to a new mapping project that points ...
