scholarly journals Governing Carbon Dioxide Removal in the UK: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Lezaun ◽  
Peter Healey ◽  
Tim Kruger ◽  
Stephen M. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Removal ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
The One ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Public Views ◽  
Change Mitigation

This Policy Brief reviews the experience of the UK in developing principles for the governance of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) at scale. Early discussions on CDR governance took place in two separate and somewhat disjointed policy domains: forestry, on the one hand, and R&D support for novel “geoengineering” technologies, on the other. The adoption by the UK government of a 2050 “net zero” target is forcing an integration of these disparate perspectives, and should lead to a more explicit articulation of the role CDR is expected to play in UK climate strategy. This need for clarification is revealing some of underlying tensions and divisions in public views on CDR, particularly when it comes to forms of capture and sequestration deemed to be “non-natural.” We propose some principles to ensure that the development and deployment of carbon dioxide removal at scale strengthens a commitment to ambitious climate change mitigation and can thus enjoy broad public support.

scholarly journals Is atmospheric carbon dioxide removal a game changer for climate change mitigation?

2013 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elmar Kriegler ◽  
Ottmar Edenhofer ◽  
Lena Reuster ◽  
Gunnar Luderer ◽  
David Klein
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Removal ◽  
Atmospheric Carbon ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Game Changer

scholarly journals Czech Building Stock: Renovation Wave Scenarios and Potential for CO2 Savings until 2050

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2455
Author(s):  
Antonín Lupíšek ◽  
Tomáš Trubačík ◽  
Petr Holub
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Emission Factors ◽  
Anthropogenic Sources ◽  
Building Stock ◽  
National Debate ◽  
Energy Consumptions ◽  
Change Mitigation

One of the major anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gases is the operation of building stock. Improving its energy efficiency has the potential to significantly contribute to achieving climate change mitigation targets. The purpose of this study was to roughly estimate such potential for the operation of the national building stock of Czechia to steer the national debate on the development of related national plans. The estimation is based on a simplified energy model of the Czech building stock that consists of sub-models of residential and nonresidential building stocks, for which their future energy consumptions, shares of energy carriers and sources, and emission factors were modeled in four scenarios. Uncertainties from the approximation of the emission factors were investigated in a sensitivity analysis. The results showed that the operation of the Czech building stock in 2016 totaled 36.9 Mt CO2, which represented 34.6% of the total national carbon dioxide emissions. The four building stock scenarios could produce reductions in the carbon dioxide emissions of between 28% and 93% by 2050, when also considering on-side production from photovoltaics. The implementation of the most ambitious scenario would represent a drop in national CO2 yearly emissions by 43.2% by 2050 (compared to 2016).

scholarly journals The Role of Carbon Dioxide Removal in Net-zero Emissions Pledges

2021 ◽  
pp. 100043
Author(s):  
Gokul Iyer ◽  
Leon Clarke ◽  
Jae Edmonds ◽  
Allen Fawcett ◽  
Jay Fuhrman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Removal ◽  
Net Zero

Economy

2020 ◽  
pp. 154-184
Author(s):  
Peter Hägel
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Think Tanks ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Business Interests ◽  
Political Resource ◽  
Shaping Power ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Change Mitigation

Chapter 6 presents two cases of billionaires whose pursuit of wealth in the global economy has broader political consequences. It looks at how Charles and David Koch have tried to limit climate change mitigation in order to protect the fossil fuel–based business interests of their conglomerate Koch Industries. The Koch brothers spread climate change skepticism via the funding of think tanks and public advocacy, and they finance campaigns boosting politicians that oppose climate change mitigation. In Rupert Murdoch’s case, his News Corporation has been his main political resource. He has used the opinion-shaping power of his media empire to extract favors from politicians abroad, especially in the UK, but also in Australia, by offering support (or threatening hostility) during election times.

Pre-restoration carbon dioxide exchange and energy balance dynamics in an eroded upland blanket bog peatland, Scotland, UK

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mhairi Coyle ◽  
Ross Morrison ◽  
Rebekka Artz ◽  
Jagadeesh Yeluripati ◽  
Gillian Donaldson-Selby
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Data Series ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Exchange ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
Blanket Bog ◽  
Interannual Climate Variability ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Carbon Losses ◽  
Balance Dynamics ◽  
National Effort

<p>Greenhouse gas emissions from damaged peatlands in the UK contribute around 5% to the annual national UK emissions. This has prompted a large national effort to restore these ecosystems as part of the package of action that aims to deliver net zero by 2050 in the UK and 2045 in Scotland. Eroded peatlands cover an estimated 275kha in Scotland, yet continuous monitoring data on the carbon losses from such sites are very sparse, in part due to the challenge in instrumenting such remote and complex terrain with eddy covariance equipment. We present a full, pre-restoration, 18-month data series of carbon dioxide and energy budget from a typical Scottish eroded peatland and show initial data that suggests sensitivity of the sign of the net annual CO2 budget to interannual climate variability.</p>

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