Planting forests and other activities that harness the power of nature could play a major role in limiting global warming under the 2015 Paris agreement, an international study showed on Monday. Natural climate solutions, also including protection of carbon-storing peatlands and better management of soils and grasslands, could account for 37% of all actions needed by 2030 under the 195-nation Paris plan, it said. Combined, the suggested “regreening of the planet” would be equivalent to halting all burning of oil worldwide, it said.
Guardian 17th Oct 2017 read more »
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