Almaraz et al. (2023): Soil carbon sequestration in global working lands as a gateway for negative emission technologies

Maya Almaraz, Maegen Simmonds, F. Garrett Boudinot, Alan V. Di Vittorio, Nina Bingham, Sat Darshan S. Khalsa, Steven Ostoja, Kate Scow, Andrew Jones, Iris Holzer, Erin Manaigo, Emily Geoghegan, Heath Goertzen, Whendee L. Silver IN: Global Change Biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16884

Soil carbon sequestration (SCS) practices in working lands provide a low-tech and cost-effective means for removing CO₂ from the atmosphere while also delivering co-benefits to people and ecosystems. The model estimates suggest that, assuming additive effects, the technical potential of combined SCS practices can provide 30%–70% of the carbon removal required by the Paris Climate Agreement if applied to 25%–50% of the available global land area, respectively. Herein, the authors present an argument for the immediate adoption of SCS practices in working lands and recommendations for improved implementation.

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