Restoring natural forests is the best way to remove atmospheric carbon

By Simon L. Lewis, Charlotte E. Wheeler, Edward T. A. Mitchard, & Alexander Koch Keeping global warming below 1.5 °C to avoid dangerous climate change1requires the removal of vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, as well as drastic cuts in emissions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggests that around 730 billion tonnes …