Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Delaying carbon dioxide removal in the European Union puts climate targets at risk

  • Ángel Galán-Martín,
  • Daniel Vázquez,
  • Selene Cobo,
  • Niall Mac Dowell,
  • José Antonio Caballero,
  • Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26680-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The implications of delaying carbon dioxide removal (CDR) are poorly understood. Here the authors highlight the potential extra costs and reduced removal potential of delayed CDR action, with a special focus on direct air capture and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (DACCS and BECCS).