The EU needs a clear and comprehensive strategy that is mindful of the risks, challenges and opportunities of supporting the development and scale-up of a sufficient supply of permanent removals.
Leading figures from academia, civil society and industry have collaborated to create two proposals to clarify key carbon removals principles that should be integrated into the EU Climate Law and relevant climate policies
Our investigation into Occidental Petroleum’s heavy investment, including taxpayers’ money, in untested direct air capture reveals the huge dangers involved in misusing carbon removals as a substitute for genuine climate action.
Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) has positioned itself as a global leader in direct air capture, carbon capture and utilisation, and enhanced oil recovery. In ambiguous messaging, the oil and gas company depicts these processes as both an effective tool for tackling the climate crisis and as a mechanism for extending business as usual fossil fuel production and consumption for decades to come.
Is offsetting fine if it is done with highly durable carbon removal credits? Sabine Frank weighs the pros and cons.
EU’s underwhelming 2040 climate target shifts responsibility to future generations
With the European Commission set to release its proposed 2040 climate target for the EU on 6 February 2024, it is imperative that policymakers get the design right by separating carbon removals from emissions reductions,
the European Commission has received an open letter signed by 96 academics, businesses, civil society organisations and research institutions urging the EU to separate emissions reductions, land-based sequestration and permanent carbon removals in the EU’s post-2030 climate framework.
Le présent rapport examine un éventail d’approches, qu’elles soient réglementaires — incluant des systèmes d’échange de quotas d’émission, des incitations fiscales et des subventions publiques directes — ou volontaires. En s’appuyant sur leurs limites, ainsi que sur des concepts prometteurs et des leçons tirées des cadres étudiés, il esquisse les grandes lignes d’une politique de CDR raisonnable.
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