Countries need to provide clarity on the role of carbon dioxide removal in their climate pledges

• William F Lamb,
• Carl-Friedrich Schleussner,
• Giacomo Grassi,
• Stephen M Smith,
• Matthew J Gidden,
• Oliver Geden,
• Artur Runge-Metzger,
• Naomi E Vaughan,
• Gregory Nemet,
• Injy Johnstone,
• Ingrid Schulte,
• Jan C Minx

Affiliations

William F Lamb

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Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) , Berlin, Germany; Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association , Potsdam, Germany; Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, University of Leeds , Leeds, United Kingdom

Carl-Friedrich Schleussner

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) , Laxenburg, Austria; Geography Department and IRI THESys Institute, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Berlin, Germany

Giacomo Grassi

Joint Research Centre, European Commission , Ispra, Italy

Stephen M Smith

Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford , Oxford, United Kingdom

Matthew J Gidden

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International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) , Laxenburg, Austria

Oliver Geden

German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) , Berlin, Germany

Artur Runge-Metzger

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Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) , Berlin, Germany; Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association , Potsdam, Germany

Naomi E Vaughan

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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia , Norwich, United Kingdom

Gregory Nemet

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University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, WI, United States of America

Injy Johnstone

Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford , Oxford, United Kingdom

Ingrid Schulte

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Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) , Berlin, Germany; Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association , Potsdam, Germany

Jan C Minx

ORCiD

Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) , Berlin, Germany; Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association , Potsdam, Germany; Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, University of Leeds , Leeds, United Kingdom