The world's CDR policies are organized around the premise that working together, solutions like direct air capture, biochar and enchanced rock weathering can reach 10 gigatons per year of CO2 removal by mid-century. Can they though? And what if we need more than 10?
What do we mean when we say governments should become more involved in CDR? The history of oil and waste management offer two compelling examples.
UNEP's latest report concedes the battle against 1.5. But it doubles down on our emissions reductions strategy, and pushes CDR to a remote influence at best.
Governments have played a key role throughout history in building infrastructure. So why are we expecting private markets to scale CDR on their own? This is a challenge tailor made for government involvement.
Greenland has suddenly become synonymous with rare earth mineral deposits and geopolitical influence. But these aren't the real reasons the world's largest island should be in the news.








