Scientists warn against prioritising tech-driven carbon removals over nature solutions

A group of 40 scientists are urging the SBTi and policymakers not to exclude nature-based carbon removals in their efforts to ensure durability, as a separate report by nonprofit Ceres estimates that nature loss could cost businesses up to US$430 billion a year.

In an open letter to the SBTi Expert Working Group and Article 6.4 Supervisory Body – both of which are currently working on the definition of ‘permanence’ for carbon credits – climate scientists working at universities, research centres and NGOs across the globe argue that nature climate solutions “must be an integral component to achieving international climate goals”.