Published November 16, 2023 | Version v1

Controversies of carbon dioxide removal

  • 1. School of Engineering, Tyndall Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
  • 2. Department of Environment and Sustainability, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
  • 3. Fossil Economy Program, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Berlin, Germany
  • 4. Research Cluster Climate Policy and Politics, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin, Germany
  • 5. CICERO Center for International Climate Research, Oslo, Norway
  • 6. Climate Principles, Tallinn, Estonia

Description

Various methods of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) are being pursued in response to the climate crisis, but they are mostly not proven at scale. Climate experts are divided over whether CDR is a necessary requirement or a dangerous distraction from limiting emissions. In this Viewpoint, six experts offer their views on the CDR debate.

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Funding

UK Research and Innovation
Expanding Integrated Assessment Modelling: Comprehensive and Comprehensible Science for Sustainable, Co-Created Climate Action (IAM COMPACT) 10045455