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"Many countries' pledges to get to net zero greenhouse gas emissions rely
partly on removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, using methods such as
planting trees and restoring degraded ecosystems.
But a report out today has revealed they are relying too heavily on these
carbon drawdown schemes to fulfil these promises.
The
Land Gap Report, which was released today by the University of Melbourne
and includes input from more than 20 international researchers, has
calculated countries would collectively need 1.2 billion hectares of land to
meet their Paris Agreement goals.
The study found that, based on current pledges, countries intended to use 633
million hectares for carbon capture tactics such as tree planting, which was
deemed unrealistic and would swallow land desperately needed for food
production and ecology.
Conversely, it found only 551 million hectares accounted for in pledges would
restore degraded lands and primary forests."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
