Carbon Dioxide Removal Archives

Emergency deployment of direct air capture as a response to the climate crisis

2021

Scholarly Work

Ryan Hanna, Ahmed Abdulla, Yangyang Xu, David G. Victor

This paper models a wartime-like crash deployment of direct air capture (DAC) as a policy response to the climate crisis, calculating funding, net CO2 removal, and climate impacts.

Net Expectations: Assessing the role of carbon dioxide removal in companies’ climate plans

2021

Think Tank Report

Greenpeace UK

This briefing aims to help investors and others interpret and assess the feasibility of the role of CDR in companies’ climate plans.

Mapping Multi-Level Policy Incentives for Bioenergy With Carbon Capture and Storage in Sweden

2020

Scholarly Work

Mathias Fridahl, Rob Bellamy, Anders Hansson, Simon Haikola

This paper asks to what extent and how existing UN, EU, and Swedish climate policy instruments incentivize BECCS research, development, demonstration, and deployment in Sweden.

Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement and Seaweed Cultivation

2021

Scholarly Work

Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati, Michael B. Gerrard

This paper examines the international and U.S. legal frameworks that apply to ocean alkalinity enhancement and seaweed cultivation.

H.R.5859 – Trillion Trees Act

2020

Proposed Legislation

This bill would commit the United States to the global One Trillion Trees Initiative and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to set domestic wood growth targets for the purposes of capturing and storing carbon.

Green Papers of Model Laws (Tree Planting Incentive Bill)

2020

Proposed Legislation

The Chancery Lane Project

This publication includes a model UK law to provide for infrastructure scale investment in tree planting as a way to capture and store carbon in order to transition the UK to net zero emissions and mitigate climate change.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals from Forest Land, Woodlands, and Urban Trees in the United States, 1990-2018

2020

Scientific Report

United States Department of Agriculture

This report provides an overview of the status and trends of GHG emissions and removals from forest land, woodlands in the grassland category, HWPs, and urban trees in settlements in the United States from 1990 to 2018.

Antacids for the Sea? Artificial Ocean Alkalinization and Climate Change

2020

Scholarly Work

Wil Burns, Charles R. Corbett

This article identifies artificial ocean alkalinization governance models and the applicable international law around artificial ocean alkalinization activities.

S.3939 – Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act

2020

Proposed Legislation

This bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon and sets targets for the protection and restoration of blue carbon ecosystems.

Technical, policy and stakeholder analysis of direct air capture

2020

Scholarly Work

Alexander Caskie

This thesis paper seeks to answer where Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology fits into current policy and how can DAC companies can best position themselves to maximize the potential of their technology.

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