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Moving toward Net-Zero Emissions Requires New Alliances for Carbon Dioxide Removal

2020
News/Commentary
Sabine Fuss, Josep G. Canadell, Philippe Ciais, Robert B. Jackson, Chris D. Jones, Anders Lyngfelt, Glen P. Peters, Detlef P. Van Vuuren
This paper argues that for the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to move beyond an academic debate on CO2 removal (CDR), a broader alliance of research and policy communities, industry, and the public is needed.

Restoring Abandoned Farmland to Mitigate Climate Change on a Full Earth

2020
Scholarly Work
Yi Yang, Sarah E. Hobbie, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Joseph Fargione, Steven M. Grodsky, David Tilman, Yong-Guan Zhu, Yu Luo, Timothy M. Smith, Jacob M. Jungers, Ming Yang, Wei-Qiang Chen
This paper presents an overview of how carbon capture and storage on abandoned farmland can be accelerated and maximized and how emerging policy and market initiatives can facilitate adoption of farmland carbon sequestration strategies.

H.R. 4447 – Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act

2020
Proposed Legislation
U.S. Congress
This legislation combines several bills that aim to invest in green infrastructure and energy efficiency, renewable technologies, energy sources, and workforce training, including sections to further develop negative emission technologies and CCS.

S. 4875 – Carbon Farming Tax Credit

2020
Proposed Legislation
State of New York
This bill establishes a tax credit for farmers who maximize carbon sequestration potential through a "carbon farming" land management strategy.

Adaptation and Carbon Removal

2020
Scholarly Work
Holly J. Buck, Jay Furhman, David R. Morrow, Daniel L. Sanchez, Frances M. Wang
This paper identifies ways to foreground adaptation in carbon removal policies and project designs and to incorporate carbon removal into adaptation efforts.

Stripe’s Pledge

2019
Declaration
As part of Stripe's environmental program, the company will fully offset greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing verified carbon offsets and paying for the direct removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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.