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Carbon Dioxide Removal

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) techniques, or negative emission technologies (NETs), are a suite of natural and technological pathways to remove and sequester carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the air. Unlike carbon capture and storage, these techniques remove CO₂ directly from the atmosphere or enhance natural carbon sinks.
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Southern Company Pledge

2020
Declaration
To achieve a net-zero goal emissions reduction goal by 2050, the company will incorporate negative carbon solutions including technology-based approaches such as direct air capture and nature-based solutions such as afforestation.

Royal Dutch Shell Pledge

2020
Declaration
Royal Dutch Shell plans to offset its own emissions by trapping as much carbon as its business operations cause through new carbon capture technologies or through nature-based solutions such as forestation.

Large-Scale Carbon Dioxide Removal: The Problem of Phasedown

2020
Scholarly Work
Edward A. Parson, Holly J. Buck
This paper reviews the policy challenges of a future phasedown of carbon dioxide removal activities and therefore provides guidance for near-term decisions about removal methods and design of associated policy and business environments.

Equity in allocating carbon dioxide removal quotas

2020
Scholarly Work
Carlos Pozo, Ángel Galán-Martín, David M. Reiner, Niall Mac Dowell, Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez
Drawing on existing equity frameworks, this paper allocates CDR quotas globally according to Responsibility, Capability and Equality principles.

Forest policy and management approaches for carbon dioxide removal

2020
Scholarly Work
Nicolena vonHedemann, Zachary Wurtzebach, Thomas J. Timberlake, Emily Sinkular, Courtney A. Schultz
The goal of this paper is to review a range of policy tools in place to support use of forests for CDR and demonstrate how concepts from the policy design literature can inform our understanding of this domain.

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.

Should carbon removal be treated as waste management? Lessons from the cultural history of waste

2020
Scholarly Work
Holly Jean Buck
This paper looks at the historical evolution of solid and liquid waste regimes to draw lessons for the future evolution of a gaseous waste regime.

Climate change mitigation potential of wetlands and the cost-effectiveness of their restoration

2020
Scholarly Work
Pierre Taillardat, Benjamin S. Thompson, Michelle Garneau, Karelle Trottier, Daniel A. Friess
This paper conducts a meta-analysis on wetland carbon dynamics to determine their suitability for inclusion in climate policy as negative emission technologies.

Recognizing the Value of Collaboration in Delivering Carbon Dioxide Removal

2020
Scholarly Work
Mathilde Fajardy, Niall Mac Dowell
This study explores the mechanisms behind cost-optimal BECCS deployment with evolving regional CO2 removal targets and energy sectors to provide insights into choosing the right burden sharing principles and international trading mechanisms.

Principles for Thinking about Carbon Dioxide Removal in Just Climate Policy

2020
News/Commentary
David R. Morrow, Michael S. Thompson, Angela Anderson, Maya Batres, Holly J. Buck, Kate Dooley, Oliver Geden, Arunabha Ghosh, Sean Low, Augustine Njamnshi, John Noel, Olufemi O. Taiwo, Shuchi Talati, Jennifer Wilcox
This article presents four principles for thinking about CDR's role in climate policy to help ensure that CDR supports the kind of robust, abatement-focused long-term climate strategy that is essential to fair and effective implementation.

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