Climate policy for a net-zero future: ten recommendations for Direct Air Capture

Sovacool, B.K., Baum, C.M., Low, S., Roberts, C., & Steinhauser, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5989-6855 (2022). Climate policy for a net-zero future: ten recommendations for Direct Air Capture. Environmental Research Letters 17 (7) e074014. 10.1088/1748-9326/ac77a4.

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Abstract

Direct Air Capture with Carbon Storage (DACCS) technologies represent one of the most significant potential tools for tackling climate change by making net-zero and net-negative emissions achievable, as deemed necessary in reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the European Green Deal. We draw from a novel and original dataset of expert interviews (N = 125) to distil ten recommendations for future DACCS policy. After providing a literature review on DACCS and explaining our methods of data collection, we present these recommendations as follows: (a) follow governance principles that ensure 'negative' emissions; (b) prioritize long-term carbon storage; (c) appreciate and incentivize scale; (d) co-develop with capture, transport, and storage; (e) phase in a carbon price; (f) couple with renewables; (g) harness hub deployment; (h) maintain separate targets; (i) embrace certification and compliance; and (j) recognize social acceptance. All ten recommendations are important, and all speak to the urgency and necessity of better managing and shaping the potentially impending DACCS transition.

Item Type:	Article
Research Programs:	Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) > Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC)
Depositing User:	Luke Kirwan
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2022 13:18
Last Modified:	28 Sep 2022 05:00
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/18082

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