CDR Law

2019
Think Tank Report
Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G)
International Policy/Guidance
Carbon Dioxide Removal → Afforestation / Reforestation
Carbon Dioxide Removal → Biochar
Carbon Dioxide Removal → Ocean and Coastal CDR
Carbon Dioxide Removal → Soil Carbon Sequestration
Convention on Biological Diversity, UNFCCC

Summary/Abstract

This policy brief specifies the governance challenges around Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to carbon dioxide removal (CDR) including techniques such as large-scale planting of forests, replacing previously lost forests, and restoring wetlands. The brief identifies how NBS for CDR create longer term governance challenges around how to maintain gains over time.