# Why land—a scarce resource—is so important for climate protection

Source: [Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change](https://phys.org/news/2026-11-scarce-resource-important-climate.html) · 2026-11-11 · Earth & Climate
Page: https://themorning.science/story/why-land-a-scarce-resource-is-so-important-for-climate-protection-8614d06b20ea8eea
Kind: research · Impact: medium

## In brief

- A new study quantifies, for the first time, how phasing out fossil fuels and measures on natural land such as farmland, forests and wetlands affect each other.
- The study finds that these two areas of climate action have competing objectives.

## Why it matters

Land-based and fossil-fuel measures can work against each other, so climate plans that treat them separately may miss trade-offs.

## Coverage

- [Why land—a scarce resource—is so important for climate protection](https://phys.org/news/2026-11-scarce-resource-important-climate.html) — Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change, 2026-11-11

Tags: land use, climate change, fossil fuels, forests, wetlands

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