Fossil fuel phase-out will not avert climate breakdown without protections for nature'
Briefly

Even if we phase out all fossil fuels, if we do not get involved in nature, [the destruction of natural landscapes and habitats] can make us lose what we all have agreed on the safe future for humanity on Earth – that is, to stay within the 1.5C limit.
All the scientific models that show a pathway for the world to stay within the crucial temperature threshold of 1.5C above pre-industrial levels make big assumptions about the retention of natural carbon sinks, such as forests, wetlands and peatlands, he said.
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