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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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Governance of land-based negative-emission technologies to promote biodiversity conservation: lessons from Australia

2020
Scholarly Work
Phillipa McCormack, Jan McDonald
This paper argues that domestic laws should be used to maximize the benefits of NETs while minimizing trade-offs for biodiversity.

Removing Carbon Now

2020
Think Tank Report
Oxfam
This report addresses how can companies and individuals can fund negative emissions technologies in a safe and effective way to help solve the climate crisis.

S.4341 – CREATE Act of 2020

2020
Proposed Legislation
U.S. Congress
This bill would establish an executive committee at the National Science and Technology Council to coordinate interagency efforts on carbon removal research and development.

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.

A Post-Paris Literature Review of Negative Emissions Technology, and Potential for Ireland

2018
Scholarly Work
Paul Price, Alwynne McGeever, Mike Jones , Barry McMullin
This report presents a comprehensive review of the existing literature on the potential forms of negative emissions technology (NET), with a particular focus on technology options suitable for deployment in Ireland.

Negative Emission Technologies: What Role in Meeting Paris Agreement Targets?

2018
Think Tank Report
European Academies Science Advisory Council
This report brings together experts from the European Academies Science Advisory Council to review the available technologies for carbon dioxide removal and how they frame the EU's position within the Paris Agreement.

Carbon Removal Policy: Opportunities for Federal Action

2017
Think Tank Report
Carbon180
This report equips policymakers with information on the legislative barriers and opportunities to make federal policies that accelerate the progress of carbon-removing enterprises.

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.

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.

H.R.3607 – Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019

2019
Proposed Legislation
This bill expands Department of Energy (DOE) research, development, and demonstration programs for fossil energy, including CCS, carbon utilization, and carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere.

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