Land Use and Agriculture: Pitfalls and Precautions on the Road to Net Zero
This paper examines some of the major risks, applicable safeguards, and potential pathways for agriculture and land use in realizing net zero emissions targets.
Moving toward Net-Zero Emissions Requires New Alliances for Carbon Dioxide Removal
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.
Negative Emissions: Priorities for Research and Policy Design
This report discusses the main technical, socio-economic and regulatory bottlenecks at a regional level, and provides direction for further research.
Evidence Brief: Governing Nature-Based Solutions to Carbon Dioxide Removal
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.
Using Renewable Portfolio Standards to Accelerate Development of Negative Emission Technologies
This article discusses how states can use Renewable Portfolio Standards to incentivize the development of negative emission technologies.
Umweltbundesamt, Options and Proposals for the International Governance of Geoengineering
In this research project for the German Federal Environment Agency, the Ecologic Institute develops specific proposals for the governance of the main currently discussed geoengineering concepts at the international level.
Options for supporting Carbon Dioxide Removal
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.
Governance of land-based negative-emission technologies to promote biodiversity conservation: lessons from Australia
This paper argues that domestic laws should be used to maximize the benefits of NETs while minimizing trade-offs for biodiversity.
Removing Carbon Now
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.
Technological Carbon Removal: Recent Economic and Political Trends in the United States
This report assesses the current state of affairs surrounding technological CDR in the United States and provides concrete policy recommendations for action at the Federal level.