Natural Climate Solutions for China: The Last Mile to Carbon Neutrality

Zhangcai Qin; Xi Deng; Bronson Griscom; Yao Huang; Tingting Li; Pete Smith; Wenping Yuan; Wen Zhang

doi:10.1007/s00376-021-1031-0

Natural Climate Solutions for China: The Last Mile to Carbon Neutrality

Zhangcai Qin^*, Xi Deng, Bronson Griscom, Yao Huang, Tingting Li, Pete Smith, Wenping Yuan, Wen Zhang

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Aberdeen Centre For Environmental Sustainability

Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai)
Conservat Int, Conservation International
Chinese Acad Sci, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, CAS, Inst Bot, State Key Lab Vegetat & Environm Change
Chinese Acad Sci, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, CAS, Inst Atmospher Phys, State Key Lab Atmospher Boundary Layer Phys & Atm

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Abstract

There is no shortcut to a carbon neutral society; solutions are urgently required from both energy & industrial sectors and global ecosystems. While the former is often held accountable and emphasized in terms of its emissions reduction capab- ility, the latter (recently termed natural climate solutions) should also be assessed for potential and limitations by the sci- entific community, the public, and policy makers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	889–895
Number of pages	7
Journal	Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
Volume	38
Early online date	24 Mar 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-021-1031-0
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2021

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgements. This work was jointly supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2016YFA0602701), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41975113), the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Climate Change and Natural Dis- aster Studies (2020B1212060025) and the Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology (2019ZT08G090). We appreci- ate the support from the China Association for Science and Technology Working Group for UN Environment Consultation.

Keywords

carbon sequestration
ecosystem
emissions
energy
greenhouse gas
mitigation

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