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Incorporating Blue Carbon Sequestration Benefits Into Sub-national Climate Policies by L.M. Wedding; M. Moritsch; G. Verutes; K. Arkema; E. Hartge; J. Reiblich; J. Douglass; S. Taylor; A.L. Strong is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.

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The emissions reduction pledges made by individual countries through the 2015 Paris Agreement represent the current global commitment to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in the face of the enduring climate crisis. Natural lands carbon sequestration and storage are critical for successful pathways to global decarbonization (i.e., as a negative emissions technology). Coastal vegetated habitats maintain carbon sequestration rates exceeding forest sequestration rates on a per unit area basis by nearly two orders of magnitude. These blue carbon habitats and their associated carbon sequestration benefits are vulnerable to losses from land-use change and sea-level rise. Incorporation of blue carbon habitats in climate change policy is one strategy for both maintaining these habitats and conserving significant carbon sequestration capabilities. Previous policy assessments have found the potential for incorporation of coastal carbon sequestration in national-level policies, yet there has – to date – been little inclusion of blue carbon in the national-scale implementation of Paris commitments. Recently, sub-national jurisdictions have gained attention as models for pathways to decarbonizat

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Author

L.M. Wedding; M. Moritsch; G. Verutes; K. Arkema; E. Hartge; J. Reiblich; J. Douglass; S. Taylor; A.L. Strong

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)