Climate policy researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. I work on emissions trends, policy evaluation, carbon dioxide removal and climate obstruction. Scot in Deutschland. https://lambwf.github.io/
Just released: Huge revision in Germany's official estimates of emissions/uptake from the land-use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector, now reflecting the spruce bark beetle outbreaks that started in 2018. 1/2
May 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Having said that, including LULUCF in total emissions only changes the recent trend in a few isolated cases (top left, bottom right).
But we can probably expect to see more European countries enter the "slower reductions" zone as natural disturbances cut into the land sink.