Ecosystem management and land conservation can substantially contribute to California's climate mitigation goals.

ABSTRACT: Modeling efforts focused on future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy and other sectors in California have shown varying capacities to meet the emissions reduction targets established by the state. These efforts have not included potential reductions from changes in ecosystem management, restoration, and conservation. We examine the scale of contributions from selected activities in natural and agricultural lands and assess the degree to which these actions could help the state achieve its 2030 and 2050 climate mitigation goals under alternative implementation scenarios. By 2030, an Ambitious implementation scenario could contribute as much as 147 MMTCO₂e or 17.4% of the cumulative reductions needed to meet the state's 2030 goal, greater than the individual projected con

SUBMITTER: Cameron DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5715745 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature