Natural climate solutions

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cg.contributor.affiliationNature Conservancyen
cg.contributor.affiliationJames Madison Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationWoods Hole Research Centeren
cg.contributor.affiliationOhio State Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationCary Institute of Ecosystem Studiesen
cg.contributor.affiliationTerraCarbon LLCen
cg.contributor.affiliationResources for the Futureen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Aberdeenen
cg.contributor.affiliationCornell Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationMinistry of Agriculture, Brazilen
cg.contributor.affiliationColorado State Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Resources Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australiaen
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Minnesotaen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Marylanden
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Floridaen
cg.contributor.affiliationWetlands Internationalen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Vermonten
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.creator.identifierBronson Griscom: 0000-0002-8496-7213
cg.creator.identifierJustin Adams: 0000-0002-6214-9850
cg.creator.identifierPeter Ellis: 0000-0001-7933-8298
cg.creator.identifierRichard Houghton: 0000-0002-3298-7028
cg.creator.identifierGuy Lomax: 0000-0001-9561-1506
cg.creator.identifierDaniela Miteva: 0000-0002-9123-646X
cg.creator.identifierWilliam Schlesinger: 0000-0002-1391-0885
cg.creator.identifierDavid Shoch: 0000-0003-0213-761X
cg.creator.identifierJuha Siikamaki: 0000-0002-9870-297X
cg.creator.identifierPete Smith: 0000-0002-3784-1124
cg.creator.identifierPeter Woodbury: 0000-0003-3954-7639
cg.creator.identifierChris Zganjar: 0000-0003-1786-4385
cg.creator.identifierAllen Blackman: 0000-0003-3793-6120
cg.creator.identifierRichard Conant: 0000-0001-7315-2476
cg.creator.identifierChristopher Delgado: 0000-0002-9729-7984
cg.creator.identifierPatricia Elias: 0000-0003-0596-5365
cg.creator.identifierTrisha Gopalakrishna: 0000-0002-1448-4224
cg.creator.identifierMario Herrero: 0000-0002-7741-5090
cg.creator.identifierEmily Landis: 0000-0003-3710-5810
cg.creator.identifierLars Laestadius: 0000-0002-5568-0504
cg.creator.identifierSusan Minnemeyer: 0000-0003-4683-138X
cg.creator.identifierStephen Polasky: 0000-0003-4934-2434
cg.creator.identifierPeter Potapov: 0000-0003-3977-0021
cg.creator.identifierFrancis Putz: 0000-0003-0051-6675
cg.creator.identifierJonathan Sanderman: 0000-0002-3215-1706
cg.creator.identifierMarcel Silvius: 0000-0003-3955-2809
cg.creator.identifierEva Wollenberg: 0000-0002-4335-2562
cg.creator.identifierJoseph Fargione: 0000-0002-0636-5380
cg.editionPNASen
cg.identifier.dataurlhttps://zenodo.org/record/883444en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1710465114en
cg.identifier.projectCCAFS: PII-FP3_LEDPriorities
cg.identifier.projectCCAFS: PII-FP3_SAMPLES
cg.issn0027-8424en
cg.issn1091-6490en
cg.issue44en
cg.journalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of Americaen
cg.subject.ccafsLOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENTen
cg.volume114en
dc.contributor.authorGriscom, Bronsonen
dc.contributor.authorAdams, Justinen
dc.contributor.authorEllis, Peteren
dc.contributor.authorHoughton, Richard A.en
dc.contributor.authorLomax, Guyen
dc.contributor.authorMiteva, Danielaen
dc.contributor.authorSchlesinger, Williamen
dc.contributor.authorShoch, Daviden
dc.contributor.authorSiikamaki, Juhaen
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Peteen
dc.contributor.authorWoodbury, Peteren
dc.contributor.authorZganjar, Chrisen
dc.contributor.authorBlackman, Allenen
dc.contributor.authorCampan, Joãoen
dc.contributor.authorConant, Richard T.en
dc.contributor.authorDelgado, Christopher L.en
dc.contributor.authorElias, Patriciaen
dc.contributor.authorGopalakrishna, Trishaen
dc.contributor.authorHamsik, Marisa R.en
dc.contributor.authorHerrero, Marioen
dc.contributor.authorKiesecker, Josephen
dc.contributor.authorLandis, Emilyen
dc.contributor.authorLaestadius, Larsen
dc.contributor.authorLeavitt, Sara M.en
dc.contributor.authorMinnemeyer, Susanen
dc.contributor.authorPolasky, Stephenen
dc.contributor.authorPotapov, Peteren
dc.contributor.authorPutz, Francisen
dc.contributor.authorSanderman, Jonathanen
dc.contributor.authorSilvius, Marcelen
dc.contributor.authorWollenberg, Eva Karolineen
dc.contributor.authorFargione, Josephen
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-16T14:00:22Zen
dc.date.available2017-11-16T14:00:22Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/89436
dc.titleNatural climate solutionsen
dcterms.abstractBetter stewardship of land is needed to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement goal of holding warming to below 2 °C; however, confusion persists about the specific set of land stewardship options available and their mitigation potential. To address this, we identify and quantify “natural climate solutions” (NCS): 20 conservation, restoration, and improved land management actions that increase carbon storage and/or avoid greenhouse gas emissions across global forests, wetlands, grasslands, and agricultural lands. We find that the maximum potential of NCS—when constrained by food security, fiber security, and biodiversity conservation—is 23.8 petagrams of CO2 equivalent (PgCO2e) y−1 (95% CI 20.3–37.4). This is ≥30% higher than prior estimates, which did not include the full range of options and safeguards considered here. About half of this maximum (11.3 PgCO2e y−1) represents cost-effective climate mitigation, assuming the social cost of CO2 pollution is ≥100 USD MgCO2e−1 by 2030. Natural climate solutions can provide 37% of cost-effective CO2 mitigation needed through 2030 for a >66% chance of holding warming to below 2 °C. One-third of this cost-effective NCS mitigation can be delivered at or below 10 USD MgCO2−1. Most NCS actions—if effectively implemented—also offer water filtration, flood buffering, soil health, biodiversity habitat, and enhanced climate resilience. Work remains to better constrain uncertainty of NCS mitigation estimates. Nevertheless, existing knowledge reported here provides a robust basis for immediate global action to improve ecosystem stewardship as a major solution to climate change.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2017-09-05
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGriscom B, Adams J, Ellis P, Houghton RA, Lomax G, Miteva D, Schlesinger W, Shoch D, Siikamäki JV, Smith P, Woodbury P, Zganjar C, Blackman A, Campan J, Conant R, Delgado C, Elias P, Gopalakrishna T, Hamsik MR, Herrero M, Kiesecker J, Landis E, Laestadius L, Leavitt SM, Minnemeyer S, Polasky S, Potapov P, Putz F, Sanderman J, Silvius M, Wollenberg E, Fargione J. 2017. Natural Climate solutions. PNAS, 114:11645-11650.en
dcterms.extent11645-11650en
dcterms.issued2017-10-16
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherNational Academy of Sciencesen
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectforestsen
dcterms.subjectwetlandsen
dcterms.subjectecosystemsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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