Achievement of Paris climate goals unlikely due to time lags in the land system

Achievement of Paris climate goals unlikely due to time lags in the land system

Achievement of Paris climate goals unlikely due to time lags in the land system, Published online: 18 February 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0400-5

The Paris Agreement requires substantial changes in the land system. However, national implementation plans are vague, largely insufficient and unlikely to be fully achieved. Realistic policies require proper consideration of land-system lags.