TY - JOUR
T1 - Potentials and barriers to land-based mitigation technologies and practices (LMTs)—a review
AU - Karki, Lokendra
AU - Lieu, Jenny
AU - Xylia, Maria
AU - Laub, Moritz
AU - Ismangil, David
AU - Virla, Luis
AU - Rahn, Eric
AU - Bilbao, Bibiana Alejandra
AU - Indriani, Siti Nurlaila
AU - More Authors, null
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Land-based mitigation technologies and practices (LMTs) are critical for achieving the Paris Agreement’s aim of avoiding dangerous climate change by limiting the rise in average global surface temperatures. We developed a detailed two-level classification and analysis of the barriers to the adoption and scaling up of LMTs. The review suggests that afforestation/reforestation and forest management are LMTs with wide application and high potential across all continents. BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) and biochar have a higher potential in higher-income countries in the short term, due to the availability of technology, funding, and low-cost biomass value chains. Although most LMTs can be cost-effective across multiple world regions, limited knowledge concerning their implementation and insufficient financing appear to be the main barriers to their large-scale deployment. Without considering gender and the rights of marginalised and Indigenous Peoples, the large-scale deployment of LMTs can further aggravate existing inequalities. Therefore, the social and institutional implications of LMTs need to be better understood to improve their public acceptance and reduce negative impacts. An integrated system approach is necessary to strike a balance between ambitious land-based mitigation targets and socioeconomic and environmental goals.
AB - Land-based mitigation technologies and practices (LMTs) are critical for achieving the Paris Agreement’s aim of avoiding dangerous climate change by limiting the rise in average global surface temperatures. We developed a detailed two-level classification and analysis of the barriers to the adoption and scaling up of LMTs. The review suggests that afforestation/reforestation and forest management are LMTs with wide application and high potential across all continents. BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) and biochar have a higher potential in higher-income countries in the short term, due to the availability of technology, funding, and low-cost biomass value chains. Although most LMTs can be cost-effective across multiple world regions, limited knowledge concerning their implementation and insufficient financing appear to be the main barriers to their large-scale deployment. Without considering gender and the rights of marginalised and Indigenous Peoples, the large-scale deployment of LMTs can further aggravate existing inequalities. Therefore, the social and institutional implications of LMTs need to be better understood to improve their public acceptance and reduce negative impacts. An integrated system approach is necessary to strike a balance between ambitious land-based mitigation targets and socioeconomic and environmental goals.
KW - barriers
KW - land-based mitigation technologies
KW - LMT
KW - potentials
KW - sustainability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85166678312&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1088/1748-9326/ace91f
DO - 10.1088/1748-9326/ace91f
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85166678312
SN - 1748-9326
VL - 18
JO - Environmental Research Letters
JF - Environmental Research Letters
IS - 9
M1 - 093003
ER -