Sustainability limits needed for CO 2 removal

2024/02/01 by Alexandra Deprez, Paul Leadley, Kate Dooley +6 · 1 voice · 5 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Engineering · Environmental Science · #Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies #Climate Change Policy and Economics #Climate Change and Geoengineering

paper · doi:10.1126/science.adj6171

openalex publication_date 2024/02/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

The true climate mitigation challenge is revealed by considering sustainability impacts.

Citations

• Climate Change 2022 - Mitigation of Climate Change

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Discussions

• Bioenergy with CCS (BECCS) could yield an additional 5 GtCO2 of removals. To ensure that biomass production does not infringe on biodiversity or compete with food production, stringent sustainability [bsky, 0 points, 1 comments]

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