A woody biomass burial
成果类型：
Editorial Material
署名作者：
Yao, Yuan
署名单位：
Yale University; Yale University
刊物名称：
SCIENCE
ISSN/ISSBN：
0036-10960
DOI：
10.1126/science.ads2592
发表日期：
2024-09-27
页码：
1417-1418
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摘要：
Limiting climate change requires achieving net-zero carbon dioxide emissions. Although substantial reduction in fossil fuel emissions is essential, it is insufficient for achieving the international goal of restricting global warming to 1.5 degrees or 2 degrees C above preindustrial levels. This target, established by the Paris Agreement, aims to avoid severe impacts of climate change by keeping the global average temperature increase within this limit (1). Achieving net-zero necessitates approaches that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, known as carbon dioxide removal (CDR) (2). Engineering CDR methods, such as direct air capture, are expensive and energy-intensive. Naturebased CDR, such as reforestation and afforestation, are cheaper but face land-use competition, scalability, and carbon leakage risks (3). On page 1454 of this issue, Zeng et al. (4) describe a hybrid nature-engineering CDR method that is inspired by a 3775-yearold wood log buried belowground and that could contribute to meeting the 1.5 degrees C warming threshold.