Adopting ‘climate-smart’ agricultural practices that increase the amount of carbon stored in soils can make an important contribution to climate change mitigation. But if crop productivity suffers as a result, other farmers may compensate by expanding cropland elsewhere, which could offset some carbon savings.
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Fuglie, K., Lewandrowski, J. & Marshall, E. Addressing ‘leaks’ in climate-smart agriculture. Nat Sustain 6, 885–886 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01162-0
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