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ArticleGlobal change biology2025

We Need the Largest Experiments on Earth to Achieve Our Climate Targets.

Bronson W Griscom, Susan C Cook-Patton, Erin Sills, Kelsey Jack, Thomas W Crowther, Sebastien Costedoat, Christopher Field, David Hole, Lisa M McCullough, Subhrendu K Pattanayak and 2 more

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Article in Global change biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Bronson W GriscomConservation International, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Susan C Cook-PattonThe Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Erin SillsNorth Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Kelsey JackUniversity of California, Berkeley, California, USA.
Thomas W CrowtherETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Sebastien CostedoatConservation International, Arlington, Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9496-4542
Christopher FieldStanford Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
David HoleConservation International, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Lisa M McCulloughConservation International, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Subhrendu K PattanayakDuke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Sassan SaatchiCtrees.Org, Pasadena, California, USA.
Will R TurnerConservation International, Arlington, Virginia, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) are the climate mitigation sector with the largest potential, yet the least investment. A major barrier to scaling NCS is lack of evidence-based scientific learning at the scale of actual interventions. To overcome this gap, we propose the world's largest field experiments, supported by a global data-sharing platform and guided by a clear framework of ethical principles and guidelines for delivering robust NCS evidence. This involves consistently reporting outcomes in units of MgCO2e $-1 yr-1 while describing direct and enabling actor groups and their financial, policy, and information interactions.

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Climate ChangeInformation Disseminationagricultureclimate mitigationecosystemsforestryimpact evaluationland usenatural climate solutionsrandomized controlled trials

Identifiers

PMID41090255
PMCPMC12522020

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