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@PIK_climate@wisskomm.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Carbon dioxide removal requires careful site selection to avoid harm to #biodiversity, a new study shows. At the same time, the researchers find that the cooling effects of #CDR can benefit biodiversity.

The analysis shows that in ambitious emissions-reduction scenarios, where global warming temporarily overshoots 1.5°C before returning to it by 2100, up to 13 percent of land allocated to #CDR could overlap with areas of high biodiversity value.

➡️ https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/land-intensive-carbon-removal-requires-better-siting-to-protect-biodiversity

Orang Utan mit Nachwuchs im Wald
Orang Utan mit Nachwuchs im Wald
Orang Utan mit Nachwuchs im Wald
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Land-intensive carbon removal requires better siting to protect biodiversity

30.01.2026 - A new paper published today looks at carbon dioxide removal – where carbon is absorbed from the atmosphere and stored – and finds that large-scale reliance on land-based methods, such as planting forests or bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), can protect biodiversity by avoiding climate impacts, but could also compete with biodiversity protection unless site selection criteria are refined.
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