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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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Policy Brief: Governing Nature-Based Solutions to Carbon Dioxide Removal

2019
Think Tank Report
Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G)
This policy brief identifies the governance challenges around Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to carbon dioxide removal including techniques such as large-scale planting of forests, replacing previously lost forests, and restoring wetlands.

Evidence Brief: Governing Nature-Based Solutions to Carbon Dioxide Removal

2019
Think Tank Report
Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G)
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.

Evidence Brief: Governing Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal and Solar Radiation Modification

2019
Think Tank Report
Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G)
This briefing summarizes the latest evidence around Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) including applicable governance frameworks and other socio-political considerations.

Policy Brief: Governing Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

2019
Think Tank Report
Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G)
This policy brief identifies the governance challenges around marine carbon dioxide removal.

How Changes in Legally Demanded Forest Restoration Impact Ecosystem Services: A Case Study in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

2019
Scholarly Work
Victor A. C. Rosario, Joao C. Guimaraes, Ricardo A. G. Viani
This paper evaluates, in a rural watershed, the impact on carbon sequestration, soil loss, and soil sedimentation caused by the change from the Forest Code to the Native Vegetation Protection Law in Brazil.

The agricultural conundrum: encouraging climate-friendly agriculture through economic instruments in North America

2019
Scholarly Work
Emma Akrawi
This chapter from the book Environmental Fiscal Challenges for Cities and Transport evaluates California’s treatment of agriculture and the potential for a cap-and-trade offset protocol for carbon farming practices that sequester carbon in the soil.

Direct Air Carbon Capture and Sequestration: How It Works and How It Could Contribute to Climate-Change Mitigation

2019
Scholarly Work
Ajay Gambhir, Massimo Tavoni
The paper discusses the role of Direct Air Capture in meeting the Paris Agreement, while noting the ecological and ethical considerations, and the potential trade-offs and uncertainties that deserve further investigation.

Negative Emissions Technologies and Reliable Sequestration: A Research Agenda

2019
Scientific Report
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
This comprehensive National Academies of Sciences report covers all aspects of Negative Emission Technologies from fundamental science to full-scale deployment and defines the essential components of a research and development program.

S.1201 – EFFECT Act of 2019

2019
Proposed Legislation
This bill directs the Department of Energy to replace its existing fossil energy research and development technology programs with new programs that research and develop fossil fuel technology for carbon capture, utilization, storage, or removal.

S.1679 – SEA FUEL Act of 2019

2019
Proposed Legislation
This bill directs the Department of Defense to carry out a program of research, development, testing, evaluation, study, and demonstration of technologies related to blue carbon capture and direct air capture.

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