Forests and agriculture in Germany will probably contribute significantly less to climate action in the coming decades than expected. The carbon sink capacity of the land use sector (LULUCF) has decreased considerably in recent years and practically disappeared. Experts expect the sector to emit more greenhouse gasses than it stores in the coming years up to 2030 – in other words, it will change from a carbon sink to a carbon source. This is based on projections by the Thünen Institute. A new study by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) also suggests this.