Rethinking Climate Carbon Sinks

Climate plans often rely on forests and other ecosystems to absorb carbon, but that capacity can be weaker, more variable, or more reversible than assumed. Analyze the policy consequences of overestimating nature-based carbon sinks. Address measurement uncertainty, land-use tradeoffs, reforestation limits, biodiversity, and how governments should budget emissions when sink estimates change. End by proposing a more resilient climate strategy that does not depend on overly optimistic sink projections.