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Carbon Dioxide Removal


Enhanced Weathering

Enhanced weathering is a carbon dioxide removal technique that involves spreading pulverized silicate rocks across large tracts of land to accelerate the natural process of storing carbon as carbonate compounds on land or bicarbonate at sea.
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Regulation of Coastal Weathering in Massachusetts

2026
Scholarly Work
Ashwin Murthy, Korey Silverman-Roati, Romany M. Webb
This white paper reviews the U.S. federal and state laws that could apply to coastal enhanced weathering projects in Massachusetts.

The Legal Framework for Enhanced Rock Weathering in Minnesota

2025
Scholarly Work
Ashwin Murthy, Korey Silverman-Roati, Romany M. Webb
This paper focuses on the legal regulation of terrestrial enhanced rock weathering in Minnesota.

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.

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.

Lessons from Renewable Energy Diffusion for Carbon Dioxide Removal Development

2020
Scholarly Work
Anthony E. Chavez
This paper focuses on price regulations, typically in the form of price subsidies (FITs) or tenders (competitive auctions), in developing carbon dioxide removal technologies.

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.

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.

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.

Land Use and Agriculture: Pitfalls and Precautions on the Road to Net Zero

2020
Scholarly Work
Dave S. Reay
This paper examines some of the major risks, applicable safeguards, and potential pathways for agriculture and land use in realizing net zero emissions targets.

Strategies for mitigation of climate change: a review

2020
Scholarly Work
Samer Fawzy, Ahmed I. Osman, John Doran, David W. Rooney
This article reviews the main strategies for climate change abatement, including a comprehensive section on negative emission technologies; the current state of development, perceived limitations and risks as well as social and policy implications.

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