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Carbon Dioxide Removal


Soil Carbon Sequestration

Soil carbon sequestration is a process in which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and stored in the soil carbon pool. This process is primarily mediated by plants through photosynthesis, with carbon stored in the form of soil organic carbon.
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SB 286: Tax Credit for Carbon Farming

2020
Proposed Legislation
State of Florida
This bill establishes a tax credit for carbon farming in Florida.

SB 5947: Washington Sustainable Farms and Fields Bill

2020
Enacted Legislation
State of Washington
This bill creates a grant program to incentivize farmers and ranchers to reduce fossil fuel inputs and increase sequestered carbon.

H.R.5861 – Agriculture Resilience Act

2020
Proposed Legislation
U.S. Congress
This bill would add climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts to various existing federal programs as a priority focus and directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a plan to meet soil carbon sequestration targets.

SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient, and Just America

2020
Policy Proposal
Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Majority Staff
This report lays out a framework for comprehensive congressional action on climate change and identifies the need to develop and deploy a suite of natural and technological carbon removal solutions to reduce carbon pollution as quickly as possible.

USDA Agriculture Innovation Agenda

2020
Policy Proposal
United States Department of Agriculture
The Agriculture Innovation Agenda commits to enhance carbon sequestration through soil health and forestry and capitalize on innovative technologies and practices to achieve a net reduction of the agricultural sector current carbon footprint by 2050.

Unconventional Mitigation: Carbon Dioxide Removal as a New Approach in EU Climate Policy

2020
Scholarly Work
Oliver Geden, Felix Schenuit
This study investigates the question of how the currently still unconventional carbon removal approach can be integrated into EU climate policy.

Congressional Testimony of Dr. S. Julio Friedmann, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University

2020
Hearings and Testimony
Julio Friedmann
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing to examine the challenges and opportunities for large-scale carbon management.

Congressional Testimony of Ernest J. Moniz

2020
Hearings and Testimony
Ernest J. Moniz
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing to examine the challenges and opportunities for large-scale carbon management.

Congressional Testimony of Sasha Mackler, Bipartisan Policy Center

2020
Hearings and Testimony
Sasha Mackler
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing to examine the challenges and opportunities for large-scale carbon management.

Carbon‐dioxide Removal and Biodiversity: A Threat Identification Framework

2020
Scholarly Work
Kate Dooley, Ellycia Harrould‐Kolieb, Anita Talberg
This paper introduces a new approach to governing CDR research – one based on threat identification.

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