Saving Forests Page Content These nature - based initiatives aid in global mitigation efforts by preserving or restoring standing forests, which absorb massive amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. (pearltrees.com)
The Economist was echoing the warnings of critics who had identified one of the major risks associated with pursuit of CCS as the way in which it would undermine global mitigation efforts by giving national governments an excuse to do nothing in the hope that coal plants could be rendered safe. (clivehamilton.com)
From this point forward, there are now large uncertainties in global mitigation efforts over the coming years and the long - term evolution of the climate hinges on what other countries, and agents both within and outside of the US do in response to the US departure from the agreement. (scientificamerican.com)