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Carbon Dioxide Removal


Afforestation / Reforestation

Afforestation is the conversion of abandoned and degraded agricultural lands into forests, while reforestation is the replantation of trees in deforested land. Both practices can contribute to negative emissions since the growth of additional plant sequesters atmospheric carbon dioxide and naturally sink it in their biomass and in the soil.
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Moving toward Net-Zero Emissions Requires New Alliances for Carbon Dioxide Removal

2020
News/Commentary
Sabine Fuss, Josep G. Canadell, Philippe Ciais, Robert B. Jackson, Chris D. Jones, Anders Lyngfelt, Glen P. Peters, Detlef P. Van Vuuren
This paper argues that for the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to move beyond an academic debate on CO2 removal (CDR), a broader alliance of research and policy communities, industry, and the public is needed.

Investing in Carbon Removal: Demystifying Existing Approaches

2020
Think Tank Report
The Economist Intelligence Unit
The articles in this series provide in-depth assessments of seven major carbon removal approaches including opportunities and gaps in policy and finance.

Evidence Brief: Governing Nature-Based Solutions to Carbon Dioxide Removal

2019
Think Tank Report
Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G)
This briefing summarizes the latest evidence relating to the governance of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) along with the governance frameworks and other socio-political considerations.

Negative Emissions: Priorities for Research and Policy Design

2019
Scholarly Work
Mathilde Fajardy, Piera Patrizio, Habiba Ahut Daggash, Niall Mac Dowell
This report discusses the main technical, socio-economic and regulatory bottlenecks at a regional level, and provides direction for further research.

Federal research, development, and demonstration priorities for carbon dioxide removal in the United States

2018
Scholarly Work
Daniel L Sanchez, Giana Amador, Jason Funk, Katharine J Mach
This paper presents a synthesis of research and development needs, relevant agency authority, barriers to coordination, and interventions to enhance RD&D across the federal government of the US.

S.4341 – CREATE Act of 2020

2020
Proposed Legislation
U.S. Congress
This bill would establish an executive committee at the National Science and Technology Council to coordinate interagency efforts on carbon removal research and development.

Removing Carbon Now

2020
Think Tank Report
Oxfam
This report addresses how can companies and individuals can fund negative emissions technologies in a safe and effective way to help solve the climate crisis.

Governance of land-based negative-emission technologies to promote biodiversity conservation: lessons from Australia

2020
Scholarly Work
Phillipa McCormack, Jan McDonald
This paper argues that domestic laws should be used to maximize the benefits of NETs while minimizing trade-offs for biodiversity.

Options for supporting Carbon Dioxide Removal

2020
Think Tank Report
Louise Jeffery, Niklas Höhne, Mia Moisio, Thomas Day, Benjamin Lawless
This report sets out to examine the broad policy frameworks that can support the development and upscaling of CDR and, in particular, whether CDR can be supported by offsetting schemes.

H.R. 4447 – Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act

2020
Proposed Legislation
U.S. Congress
This legislation combines several bills that aim to invest in green infrastructure and energy efficiency, renewable technologies, energy sources, and workforce training, including sections to further develop negative emission technologies and CCS.

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