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Framework proposed for feasible, equitable land-based climate mitigation

Aerial overhead view of a rural agricultural landscape showing a patchwork of diverse cultivated fields in various stages of growth, interspersed with small farmhouses, tree lines, and a winding waterway, demonstrating varied land management and community-based land use patterns.
Research area:Environmental ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeClimate Change Policy and Economics

What the study found

The authors argue for an analytical framework that combines numerical modelling with stakeholder engagement to assess land-based mitigation technologies and practices, which are methods that reduce carbon dioxide emissions or increase carbon dioxide removals from the atmosphere. They say this should support equitable coproduction of knowledge and a better understanding of how social and environmental processes shape implementation and governance.

Why the authors say this matters

The authors state that reliable estimates of mitigation potential are essential for climate policy across spatial scales and governance levels. They say assessments should go beyond maximum technical potential to include environmental constraints, social equity, competing land uses, and barriers to large-scale deployment.

What the researchers tested

This is a research article presenting an analytical framework. The abstract says the framework integrates numerical modelling with stakeholder engagement in integrated transdisciplinary analyses.

What worked and what didn't

The abstract does not report experimental results or a comparison of different approaches. It presents the proposed framework as a way to account for the complex interactions that affect the implementation and governance of land-based mitigation technologies and practices.

What to keep in mind

The abstract does not describe specific data, case studies, or quantitative findings. It also does not provide limitations beyond noting that assessments must move beyond maximum technical potential and consider broader environmental and social factors.

Key points

  • The authors propose a framework that combines numerical modelling with stakeholder engagement.
  • Land-based mitigation technologies and practices are described as ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions or increase removals from the atmosphere.
  • The abstract says assessments should include environmental constraints, social equity, competing land uses, and deployment barriers.
  • The authors say reliable mitigation estimates are needed for climate policy across spatial scales and governance levels.
  • No specific results, case studies, or quantitative findings are reported in the abstract.

Disclosure

Research title:
Framework proposed for feasible, equitable land-based climate mitigation
Authors:
Rüdiger Schaldach, Jenny Lieu, Maria Xylia, Moritz Laub, Étienne Tourigny, Eva Alexandri, Matthew J. Carlson, Markus G. Donat, David Ismangil, Francis X. Johnson, Lokendra Karki, Janina Onigkeit, Eise Spijker, Florian Wimmer
Institutions:
University of Kassel, Delft University of Technology, Stockholm Environment Institute, ETH Zurich, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Cambridge Econometrics (United Kingdom), Integral Consulting (United States), Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Climate Centre
Publication date:
2026-02-25
DOI:
10.1038/s44168-026-00353-7
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