 This study assesses the mitigation potential of cover crops in terms of changes in biogenic greenhouse gas fluxes, CO2 and N2O, and albedo-driven radiative forcing at the top of the atmosphere, TOA. The results show that carbon sequestration remains the dominant mitigation effect, with a range of 5.2 to 17.0 mg CO2e-H1 at 2050, while N2O emissions remain negligible over this time horizon. Cover crops were generally brighter than bare soils, resulting in a reflected shortwave radiation at TOA ranging from 0.08 to 0.22 WM2 on average, equivalent to a removal of 0.8 to 3.9 mg CO2e-H1. The study also shows that growing a high albedo-chlorophyll deficient cover crop could substantially increase the mitigation potential, providing its benefits more rapidly than carbon sequestration. However, additional studies are needed to evaluate local and non-local associated climatic effects. This article was authored by Emanuele Lugato, Alessandro Cescatti, Arwing Jones, and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.