RT Journal Article
SR 00
ID 10.1088/1748-9326/11/11/115007
A1 Fuß, S.
A1 Jones, C.D.
A1 Kraxner, F.
A1 Peters, G.P.
A1 Smith, P.
A1 Tavoni, M.
A1 van Vuuren, D.P.
A1 Canadell, J.G.
A1 Jackson, R.B.
A1 Milne, J.
A1 Moreira, J.R.
A1 Nakicenovic, N.
A1 Sharifi, A.
A1 Yamagata, Y.
T1 Research priorities for negative emissions
JF Environmental Research Letters
YR 2016
FD 2016
VO 11
IS 11
SP 115007
K1 negative emissions, carbon dioxide removal, climate change, sustainability, 1.5 C, Paris Agreement
AB 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.
SN 1748-9326
LK https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/13970/