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The meaning of net zero and how to get it right

by Eamonn | Dec 20, 2021

The concept of net-zero carbon emissions has emerged from physical climate science. However, it is operationalized through social, political and economic systems. We identify seven attributes of net zero, which are important to make it a successful framework for...

Searching for a Public in Controversies over Carbon Dioxide Removal: An Issue Mapping Study on BECCS and Afforestation

by Admin | Sep 27, 2021

The roles digital media technologies play in raising public issues relating to emerging technologies and their potential for engaging publics with science and policy assessments is a lively field of inquiry in Science and Technology Studies (STS). This paper presents...

Personal carbon allowances revisited

by Eamonn | Aug 16, 2021

Here we discuss how personal carbon allowances (PCAs) could play a role in achieving ambitious climate mitigation targets. We argue that recent advances in AI for sustainable development, together with the need for a low-carbon recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, open...

Governing Carbon Dioxide Removal in the UK: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead

by Admin | Aug 10, 2021

This Policy Brief reviews the experience of the UK in developing principles for the governance of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) at scale. Early discussions on CDR governance took place in two separate and somewhat disjointed policy domains: forestry, on the one hand,...

Framing “nature-based” solutions to climate change

by Admin | Jul 15, 2021

By virtue of their label, natural solutions promise to be particularly attractive to the public and policymakers and have received significant media and scholarly attention. The framing of particular solutions as “natural” or “unnatural” has far-reaching implications...

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