Why immediate CDR investment is essential, not optional, for climate credibility and cost-effective mitigation to meet future net zero targets Author: Alexander O’Loughnane, Young Leader Volunteer at CDR30 Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is no longer an optional strategy in climate action; it is the infrastructure necessary to achieve 2030 and 2050 net-zero targets. CDR complements, … Read more
Reaching one gigaton of annual carbon dioxide removal (CDR) requires 6 key milestones: robust verification standards, technology portfolio diversity, physical infrastructure buildout, sustained financing, streamlined permitting with community engagement, and cost reductions. CDR must avoid mistakes from adjacent industries including over-subsidizing marginal projects, ignoring environmental justice, and letting perfect be the enemy of good. This … Read more
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