Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is acknowledged as a necessary element of the pathway to net zero but rules to govern how to credit different methods are yet to be established. To aid policy in this area, Josh Burke and I outline a framework for deciding which methods of CDR could become tradeable within and between […]
In a new comment in Communications Earth and Environment led by Mathias Fridahl, we develop ideas on how novel carbon removal (i.e. BECCS, DACCS, …) could be integrated into the EU’s climate policy architecture. Here are our main arguments
How should the permanence of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) be governed? New CO₂RE blog and report explore these questions, co-authored with Josh Burke. There are many CDR methods, and implementation strategies need to reflect their differences, including the permanence of carbon storage. Measures that govern CDR permanence are crucial for the effective scale up and […]
New Comment in Communication Earth and Environment on the the EU’s Carbon Removals Certification Framework: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-01014-x. We argue that addressing three issues in the proposal is crucial to securing robust EU policies and informing UNFCCC processes. However, the current proposal contains 3 problems which, in our view, pose a risk to the credibility of the […]
27/09/2023 (published in Tagesspiegel Background Energie & Klima, in German) In the coming weeks and months, a familiar yet new topic will come to the forefront of climate policy in Germany: carbon management. Not only is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action’s carbon management strategy due to be published shortly, but […]
We just published a new book chapter: “Carbon dioxide removal: climbing up the EU climate policy agenda“. Together with Oliver Geden I contributed a chapter to the Handbook on European Union Climate Change Policy and Politics edited by Tim J. Rayner, Kacper Szulecki. Andrew J. Jordan, and Sebastian Oberthür. After the adoption of a EU-wide […]
Where do we stand in carbon management policy in Germany and the EU? Since the beginning of 2023 at the latest, the discussion in Germany and the EU has been picking up speed. At mid-year, an overview of relevant political processes, the state of the debate and recommendations for action. First: The confusion over key […]
The EU Commission proposed the Net Zero Industry Act on 16 March in response to new industrial policy initiatives in the US (the Inflation Reduction Act, IRA) and other countries such as Japan (green transition bonds), India (Production Linked Incentive Scheme) and others. A key element of the new proposal concerns “carbon management”. The Commission […]
Felix Schenuit 