The Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement measures progress towards a net-zero emissions goal. Now, research provides a way to improve representation of land-based contributions to greenhouse gas emissions and removals to properly assess collective progress.
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Ogle, S.M., Kurz, W.A. Land-based emissions. Nat. Clim. Chang. 11, 382–383 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01040-7
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