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Forest carbon protocols underestimate climate-driven carbon loss risks Chao Wu · Grayson Badgley · Michael L. Goulden · James T. Randerson · Anna T. Trugman · Jonathan A. Wang · Linqing Yang · Nezha Acil · Susan C. Cook-Patton · Danny Cullenward · Steven J. Davis · Christopher A. Williams · William R. L. Anderegg
Nature, Published online: 20 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10571-yThe buffer pool designed to compensate for unintended carbon losses from the largest forest climate mitigation programme in the United States is too small when considering the impact of future climate change scenarios.
20 May 2026 at 08:00

Forest carbon protocols underestimate climate-driven carbon loss risks

Nature - Issue - nature.com science feeds

By: Chao Wu · Grayson Badgley · Michael L. Goulden · James T. Randerson · Anna T. Trugman · Jonathan A. Wang · Linqing Yang · Nezha Acil · Susan C. Cook-Patton · Danny Cullenward · Steven J. Davis · Christopher A. Williams · William R. L. Anderegg

20 May 2026 at 08:00

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10571-y

The buffer pool designed to compensate for unintended carbon losses from the largest forest climate mitigation programme in the United States is too small when considering the impact of future climate change scenarios.