Six key takeaways from the UK GGR Event

by George Hope | Jun 1, 2022 | Blogs, News

By George Hope   Two UK Greenhouse Gas Removal research programmes convened a first-of-its-kind event in London to bring together the burgeoning Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) community earlier this month. Researchers, policymakers and industry representatives met...

Societal input is crucial if we are to scale up new climate tech

by George Hope | Apr 22, 2022 | Blogs

By Dr Rob Bellamy, CO2RE lead on responsible innovation and societal engagement  The government’s new Energy Security Strategy has now joined the earlier Net Zero Strategy and Green Industrial Revolution Ten Point Plan in setting out key roles for new and innovative...

UN climate report states need for carbon removal – CO2RE experts outline the key issues

by George Hope | Apr 8, 2022 | Blogs

By George Hope   Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is “unavoidable” if net zero is to be achieved, to compensate for the remaining emissions from the most difficult activities to decarbonise. That’s according to the landmark 6th Assessment Report on what we can...

GGR is going to be key for climate. Here’s how our research programme is helping lead the way

by Eamonn | Mar 22, 2022 | Blogs

By Professor Cameron Hepburn and Dr Steve Smith   The first law of holes goes like this: “If you are in a hole, stop digging.” There is a second law, too: “When you have stopped digging, you’re still in a hole.” Climate change is a serious hole. And we are...

Climate change: Six priorities for pulling carbon out of the air

by Mikal Mast | May 28, 2021 | Blogs

By Cameron Hepburn, CO2RE Hub PI and Steve Smith, CO2RE Hub Executive Director To reach net zero emissions by 2050, global emissions must be cut faster and deeper than the world has yet managed. But even then, some hard-to-treat sources of pollution – in aviation,...