Natural climate solutions

BW Griscom, J Adams, PW Ellis… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
… We examine how much climate mitigation nature can contribute to this goal with a
comprehensive analysis of “natural climate solutions” (NCS): 20 conservation, restoration, and/or …

Natural climate solutions for the United States

JE Fargione, S Bassett, T Boucher, SD Bridgham… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
… We quantified the potential of natural climate solutions (NCS)—21 conservation,
restoration, and improved land management interventions on natural and agricultural lands—to …

Natural climate solutions are not enough

CM Anderson, RS DeFries, R Litterman, PA Matson… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Natural climate solutions (NCS) can be a substantial contributor, while also providing valuable
cobenefits for people and ecosystems. Although analyses of NCS have some differences …

Natural climate solutions for Canada

CR Drever, SC Cook-Patton, F Akhter, PH Badiou… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Alongside the steep reductions needed in fossil fuel emissions, natural climate solutions (NCS)
represent readily deployable options that can contribute to Canada’s goals for emission …

The role of soil carbon in natural climate solutions

DA Bossio, SC Cook-Patton, PW Ellis, J Fargione… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
… Here we quantify the role of soil carbon in natural (land-based) climate solutions and review
… We show that soil carbon represents 25% of the potential of natural climate solutions (total …

National mitigation potential from natural climate solutions in the tropics

BW Griscom, J Busch… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
… We assess cost-effective tropical country-level potential of natural climate solutions (NCS)—protection,
improved management and restoration of ecosystems—to deliver climate

Blue carbon as a natural climate solution

PI Macreadie, MDP Costa, TB Atwood… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
… is natural climate solutions 1,2 , including carbon sequestration through ecosystem management
and reforestation. Natural climate solutions … Originally, natural climate solutions were …

Framing “nature‐based” solutions to climate change

S Osaka, R Bellamy, N Castree - … Reviews: Climate Change, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
… into the “nature” of natural solutions to climate change. Here, we provide a brief history
and present various definitions of “natural climate solutions” and “nature-based solutions” for …

Trophic rewilding can expand natural climate solutions

OJ Schmitz, M Sylvén, TB Atwood, ES Bakker… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
… expand the portfolio of natural climate solutions. We highlight … rewilding to expand natural
climate solutions because some … and sustainability of natural climate solutions and human …

We need both natural and energy solutions to stabilize our climate

BW Griscom, G Lomax, T Kroeger… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
… energy solutions and natural climate solutions (NCS) if we are to stabilize warming well
below 2C. Cost-effective NCS can deliver 11.3 PgCO 2 e yr -1 or ~30% of near-term climate