We need a solid scientific basis for nature-based climate solutions in the United States

Affiliations

¹ O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.
² Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720.
³ Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720.
⁴ Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112.
⁵ School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112.
⁶ Bipartisan Policy Center, Washington, DC 20005.
⁷ Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701.
⁸ Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, DC 20077.
⁹ Carboneers, Oakton, VA 22124.
¹⁰ Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721.
¹¹ Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697.
¹² Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, MA 02540.
¹³ Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720.
¹⁴ Department of Geography University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106.
¹⁵ Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, Worcester, MA 01610.

Kimberly A Novick et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024.

. 2024 Apr 2;121(14):e2318505121.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.2318505121. Epub 2024 Mar 27.

¹ O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.
² Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720.
³ Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720.
⁴ Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112.
⁵ School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112.
⁶ Bipartisan Policy Center, Washington, DC 20005.
⁷ Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701.
⁸ Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, DC 20077.
⁹ Carboneers, Oakton, VA 22124.
¹⁰ Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721.
¹¹ Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697.
¹² Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, MA 02540.
¹³ Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720.
¹⁴ Department of Geography University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106.
¹⁵ Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, Worcester, MA 01610.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests statement:The authors declare no competing interest.

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