Dooley et al. (2022): Carbon removals from nature restoration are no substitute for steep emission reductions
Kate Dooley, Zebedee Nicholls, Malte Meinshausen IN: One Earth, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.06.002.
The authors estimate the global removal potential from nature restoration constrained by a “responsible development” framework and the contribution this would make to a 1.5°C temperature limit. They conclude that additional carbon sequestration via nature restoration is unlikely to be done quickly enough to notably reduce the global peak temperatures expected in the next few decades. Land restoration is an important option for tackling climate change but cannot compensate for delays in reducing fossil fuel emissions.