Reducing the large short-lived impact of methane emissions with temporary carbon removals

The authors of this brief consider potential non-permanence of carbon removal not as an obstacle but as a feature to focus on the compensation for the short-term warming of methane emissions. This could re-open climate finance for nature-based solutions and provide an immediate reduction in temperature stress.

Venmans, F., Rickels, W. & Groom, B. Reducing the large short-lived impact of methane emissions with temporary carbon removals. Nat. Clim. Chang. 16, 19–20 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02511-x