Nature's Role in the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels

At the global climate summit, attendees recognized the threat of climate change to ecosystems and committed to halting deforestation and land degradation by 2030. They also aligned the climate declaration with a separate agreement to protect biodiversity, including goals to safeguard 30% of the world's land and seas. Nature can be harnessed to combat climate change, with forests storing carbon, coral reefs protecting coasts, and grasslands safeguarding water sources. However, there is still much to learn about various ecosystems, as the majority of ocean species remain unclassified and the oceans remain largely unmapped.