Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) involves capturing CO2 from the atmosphere and storing it for decades to millennia. Alongside deep emissions reductions, CDR is required for meeting the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement (IPCC 2022). However, parties to the agreement do not currently distinguish CDR from emissions reductions in their climate pledges. In this perspective, we argue that this lowers transparency and hinders the assessment of how credible and ambitious mitigation plans are.
Countries need to provide clarity on the role of carbon dioxide removal in their climate pledges
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Research theme(s)
Policy, business & governance
Policy, business & governance
Publication type
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Author(s)
William F Lamb, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Giacomo Grassi, Stephen M Smith, Matthew J Gidden, Oliver Geden, Artur Runge-Metzger, Naomi E Vaughan, Gregory Nemet, Injy Johnstone, Ingrid Schulte, Jan C Minx
William F Lamb, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Giacomo Grassi, Stephen M Smith, Matthew J Gidden, Oliver Geden, Artur Runge-Metzger, Naomi E Vaughan, Gregory Nemet, Injy Johnstone, Ingrid Schulte, Jan C Minx
Publication date
November 22, 2024
November 22, 2024
Publisher
Environmental Research Letters
Environmental Research Letters