Avoiding emissions versus creating sinks-Effectiveness and attractiveness to climate finance.

Glob Chang Biol

Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.

Published: April 2023

The perception of greater impact via new sinks, as opposed to through avoided emissions, has already led some large investors to focus on sink-related projects. This is a flawed perception when applied universally and carries a risk that effective routes to mitigation through avoiding emissions are side-lined. In reality, both emissions avoidance and emissions removal are needed, and both can be a cost-effective means of delivering mitigation.

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