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Carbon Dioxide Removal


Direct Air Capture

Direct air capture is the technique of scrubbing carbon dioxide directly from the sky through large mechanical facilities. The technique can be used to obtain carbon for making a byproduct or fuel. Direct air capture and storage (DACS) means storing that carbon dioxide in a long-term reservoir. The two main approaches involve either (1) liquids or surfaces that chemically interact with carbon dioxide, or (2) membranes that physically trap the carbon dioxide on solid surfaces.
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Legal Pathways to Negative Emissions Technologies and Direct Air Capture of Greenhouse Gases

2018
Scholarly Work
Tracy Hester
This Article assesses the legal and policy challenges of decarbonizing the atmosphere itself through negative emission technologies and, in particular, direct air capture.

Geoengineering: A national strategic plan for research on the potential effectiveness, feasibility, and consequences of climate remediation technologies

2011
Think Tank Report
The Bipartisan Policy Center
This report presents the conclusions of the Task Force on Climate Remediation Research, which was convened by the Bipartisan Policy Center in 2010 to develop recommendations for the U.S. government on geoengineering research and oversight policy.

CarbonShot: Federal Policy Options for Carbon Removal in the United States

2020
Think Tank Report
World Resources Institute
The purpose of this working paper is to provide a consolidated set of high-priority, near-term federal policy options to advance carbon removal capabilities and deployment in the United States.

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.

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.

Fuel to the Fire: How Geoengineering Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Accelerate the Climate Crisis

2019
Think Tank Report
Center for International Environmental Law
This report investigates the early, ongoing, and often surprising role of the fossil fuel industry in developing, patenting, and promoting key geoengineering technologies.

Using Renewable Portfolio Standards to Accelerate Development of Negative Emission Technologies

2018
Scholarly Work
Anthony Chavez
This article discusses how states can use Renewable Portfolio Standards to incentivize the development of negative emission technologies.

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.

Umweltbundesamt, Options and Proposals for the International Governance of Geoengineering

2014
Think Tank Report
Ralph Bodle, Sebastian Oberthür, Lena Donat, Gesa Homann, Stephan Sina, Elizabeth Tedsen
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.

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