##  [Natural Climate Solutions for Canada](/resource/natural-climate-solutions-canada) 

Organization

[Nature United](/organization/nature-united)

[Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)](/organization/natural-resources-canada-nrcan)

[The Nature Conservancy](/organization/nature-conservancy)

[Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)](/organization/agriculture-and-agri-food-canada-aafc)

 

 

Resource Type

[Peer reviewed article](/taxonomy/term/37)

 

 

Author(s)

Ronnie Drever

Susan Cook-Patton

Fardausi Akhter

Pascal Badiou

Gail Chmura

Scott Davidson

Raymond Desjardins

Andrew Dyk

Joseph Fargione

Max Fellows

Ben Filewood

Margot Hessing-Lewis

Susantha Jayasundara

William Keeton

Timm Kroeger

Tyler Lark

Edward Le

Sara Leavitt

Marie-Eve LeClerc

Tony Lemprière

Juha Metsaranta

Brian McConkey

Eric Neilson

Guillaume Peterson St-Laurent

Danijela Puric-Mladenovic

Sebastien Rodrigue

Raju Soolanayakanahally

Seth Spawn

Maria Strack

Carolyn Smyth

Naresh Thevathasan

Mihai Voicu

Christopher Williams

Peter Woodbury

Devon Worth

Zhen Xu

Samantha Yeo

Werner Kurz

 

 

Original Authors

Ronnie Drever

Susan Cook-Patton

Fardausi Akhter

Pascal Badiou

Gail Chmura

Scott Davidson

Raymond Desjardins

Andrew Dyk

Joseph Fargione

Max Fellows

Ben Filewood

Margot Hessing-Lewis

Susantha Jayasundara

William Keeton

Timm Kroeger

Tyler Lark

Edward Le

Sara Leavitt

Marie-Eve LeClerc

Tony Lemprière

Juha Metsaranta

Brian McConkey

Eric Nielson

Guillaume Peterson St-Laurent

Danijela Puric-Mladenovic

Sebastien Rodrigue

Raju Soolanayakanahally

Seth Spawn

Maria Strack

Carolyn Smyth

Naresh Thevathasan

Mihai Voicu

Christopher Williams

Peter Woodbury

Devon Worth

Zhen Xu

Samantha Yeo

Werner Kurz

 

 

Contacts

[Ronnie Drever](/contact/ronnie-drever)

 

 

Resource Date:

June

2021

 

 

Alongside the steep reductions needed in fossil fuel emissions, natural climate solutions (NCS) represent readily deployable options that can contribute to Canada’s goals for emission reductions. We estimate the mitigation potential of 24 NCS related to the protection, management, and restoration of natural systems that can also deliver numerous co-benefits, such as enhanced soil productivity, clean air and water, and biodiversity conservation. NCS can provide up to 78.2 (41.0 to 115.1) Tg CO2e/year (95% CI) of mitigation annually in 2030 and 394.4 (173.2 to 612.4) Tg CO2e cumulatively between 2021 and 2030, with 34% available at ≤CAD 50/Mg CO2e. Avoided conversion of grassland, avoided peatland disturbance, cover crops, and improved forest management offer the largest mitigation opportunities. The mitigation identified here represents an important potential contribution to the Paris Agreement, such that NCS combined with existing mitigation plans could help Canada to meet or exceed its climate goals.