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by Matthias Honegger, Axel Michaelowa, and Joyashree Roy / 25 November 2020 / Originally a guest post for the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2C). When it comes to relatively novel mitigation approaches that seek to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere (Carbon Dioxide Removal, or CDR), experience regarding potential co-benefits and negative impacts is limited. In a new research paper published in Climate Policy, we mapped the potential implications that the scientific literature has identified to date, and where knowledge gaps remain.

On Wednesday 24th June, The British Embassy Helsinki and the research project “Negative emission technologies: readiness assessment, policy instrument design, options for governance and dialogue” (NET-RAPIDO) held the joint webinar ‘Driving Action for Carbon Neutrality: British Nordic Experiences of Negative Emissions Technologies in Practice’, sharing on-the-ground experiences with developing Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) in the UK, Finland and Sweden.

By Matthias Honegger, Research Associate, Perspectives Climate Research. While some countries are discussing concrete policy proposals toward incentivizing the application of NETs, these discussions are at an early stage and the general level of enthusiasm is rather limited. Why is this so?