https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/13970 2022-01-26T10:55:52Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/13970/ Research priorities for negative emissions Fuß, S. Jones, C.D. Kraxner, F. Peters, G.P. Smith, P. Tavoni, M. van Vuuren, D.P. Canadell, J.G. Jackson, R.B. Milne, J. Moreira, J.R. Nakicenovic, N. Sharifi, A. Yamagata, Y. Carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere (CDR)—also known as ‘negative emissions’—features prominently in most 2 °Cscenarios and has been under increased scrutiny by scientists, citizens, and policymakers. Critics argue that ‘negative emission technologies’ (NETs) are insufficiently mature to rely on them for climate stabilization. Some even argue that 2 °Cis no longer feasible or might have unacceptable social and environmental costs. Nonetheless, the Paris Agreement endorsed an aspirational goal of limiting global warming to even lower levels, arguing that climate impacts— especially for vulnerable nations such as small island states—will be unacceptably severe in a 2 °C world. While there are few pathways to 2 °Cthat do not rely on negative emissions, 1.5 °Cscenarios are barely conceivable without them. Building on previous assessments of NETs, we identify some urgent research needs to provide a more complete picture for reaching ambitious climate targets, and the role that NETs can play in reaching them. 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/13970/1/erl_11_11_115007.pdf Fuß, S. <https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/view/iiasa/101.html>, Jones, C.D., Kraxner, F. <https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/view/iiasa/165.html>, Peters, G.P., Smith, P., Tavoni, M., van Vuuren, D.P., Canadell, J.G., et al. (2016). Research priorities for negative emissions. Environmental Research Letters 11 (11) p. 115007. 10.1088/1748-9326/11/11/115007 <https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326%2F11%2F11%2F115007>. 10.1088/1748-9326/11/11/115007 10.1088/1748-9326/11/11/115007 10.1088/1748-9326/11/11/115007 info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage