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Recent developments on carbon dioxide removal: Increasing policy support but governance issues remain

Law Columbia

Support for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is growing globally. The recent boost for CDR is linked to an emerging trend in climate policy which understands CDR as supplemental to urgent action on decarbonization and overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions (rather than a replacement for those activities). concrete).

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Carbon removal using ‘blue carbon’ habitats “uncertain and unreliable”

Frontiers

The findings of their review, published today in the journal Frontiers in Climate , identify seven reasons why carbon accounting for coastal ecosystems is not only extremely challenging but risky.

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Africa loses 34% of GDP at 1.5° warming, ‘grim’ new report concludes

A Greener Life

King calls for immediate testing and deployment of often-controversial carbon removal techniques to begin drawing down atmospheric greenhouse gases by tens of billions of tonnes per year. But “while daunting, we have great agency here. It is still technically possible to reduce emissions and stabilize the climate.”.

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What is COP26 and why does it matter? The complete guide

A Greener Life

Under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), every country on Earth is treaty-bound to “avoid dangerous climate change”, and find ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally in an equitable way. Why do we need a Cop – don’t we already have the Paris agreement? Why is 1.5C so important?

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Dutch Elections: Energy and Climate Considerations

Energy and Climate Law

Positions of the Parties on Energy and Climate Themes Climate Targets and International Cooperation Most parties think that the current climate agreements (Paris Agreement and the Dutch Climate Agreement ) should stay in force (VVD, CDA, D66, PvdA) or that the targets should even be set higher to 55 or 60% in 2030 (GL, SP, CU, PvdD).

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Carbon Capture and Sequestration in 2021: The Path Forward

The Energy Law Blog

133 also extends the Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q (“Section 45Q”) tax credit program for CCS projects by two years, giving developers of carbon capture projects until the close of 2025 to commence construction on projects eligible for the credit.

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Carbon Capture and Sequestration in 2021: The Path Forward

The Energy Law Blog

133 also extends the Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q (“Section 45Q”) tax credit program for CCS projects by two years, giving developers of carbon capture projects until the close of 2025 to commence construction on projects eligible for the credit.

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