Weber et al. (2024): Chemistry-albedo feedbacks offset up to a third of forestation’s CO2 removal benefits
James Weber, James A. King, Nathan Luke Abraham, Daniel P. Grosvenor, Christopher J. Smith, Youngsub Matthew Shin, Peter Lawrence, Stephanie Roe, David J. Beerling, Maria Val Martin IN: Science 383, 860-864, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adg6196
Forestation is widely proposed for CDR, but its impact on climate through changes to atmospheric composition and surface albedo remains relatively unexplored. The authors assessed these responses using two Earth system models by comparing a scenario with extensive global forest expansion in suitable regions to other plausible futures.