Organization: Nature United

Year of publication: 2021

Type of green infrastructure: Natural Infrastructure

Type of benefit(s): Climate Resilience

Summary: Natural Climate Solutions are actions to protect, better manage and restore nature to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Combined with cutting fossil-fuel use, boosting energy efficiency and accelerating clean-energy innovation, Natural Climate Solutions offer powerful and cost-effective ways to tackle the climate crisis.

New science led by Nature United with 16 other research institutions shows that Natural Climate Solutions can reduce Canada's emissions by up to 78 megatonnes of CO2e annually in 2030. The study was peer-reviewed and published in Science Advances.

Link: https://www.natureunited.ca/what-we-do/our-priorities/innovating-for-climate-change/natural-climate-solutions/

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