KEY REPORTS
Listed below is a representative sample of the articles and analyses that have been reviewed CDRANet so far. If there are other documents you think will benefit our work, please let us know by emailing info@cdranet.org, and include “library” in the subject line. Thank you!
- AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023
- Climate Reports | United Nations
- Is carbon dioxide removal ‘mitigation of climate change’? – Honegger – 2021 – Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law | Wiley Online Library
- Negative Emissions Technologies and Reliable Sequestration: A Research Agenda | The National Academies Press
- A Research Strategy for Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal and Sequestration | The National Academies Press
- Carbon Utilization Infrastructure, Markets, and Research and Development: A Final Report | The National Academies Press
- Diverse carbon dioxide removal approaches could reduce impacts on the energy–water–land system | Nature Climate Change
- Mission Innovation has released key data from 30 pilot and demonstration CDR projects. See this brochure and full-length report.
- Global Update – November 2024 – As the climate crisis worsens, the warming outlook stagnates
- Estimating countries’ additional carbon accountability for closing the mitigation gap based on past and future emissions | Nature
- Climate Action Tracker: Warming Projections Global Update, November 2024
- MIT Alumni for Climate Action CDR Position Paper
- Solar radiation modification – Publications Office of the EU
- Technological Innovation Opportunities for CO2 Removal | DOE
- The CDR Policy Scoop (LinkedIn podcast series)
- The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal | CO2RE
- State CDR Atlas – RMI
- What We Really Mean by “The Massive Scale” Required for CDR in Climate Goals – RMI
- The Core Carbon Principles | ICVCM
- Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming | European Commission
- New UNFCCC requirements for activities involving removals under the Article 6.4 mechanism | UNFCCC
- Reykjavik Protocol
- IUCN Global Standard for NbS | IUCN
- Certification of carbon removals | EU rules
- Making EU climate governance fit for net zero. An analysis of the current landscape of relevant EU climate policy processes and recommendations for alignment with the climate neutrality objective. | Ecologic
- Policy Incentives to Scale Carbon Dioxide Removal: Analysis and Recommendations | RFF
- Policies for Scaling Up Carbon Dioxide Removal in the United States | RFF
- Reports | ClearPath
- CDR Action Plan, May 2023 | Mission Innovation
- CDR Roadmap, Sept 2022 | Mission Innovation
- CDR Governance in China, the US and the EU | SWP
- National Climate Resilience Framework | White House
- CDR Guidelines | World Economic Forum
- Climate intervention ethical framework | AGU
- The state of CDR policy in India | CRIA
- Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism | UNFCCC
Policy frameworks listed on page 93 of the Bezos/RFI report (note that there is some overlap here with the above list):
- National Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Strategy, National Science and Technology Council, 2024, https://www. whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/U.S.-Marine-Carbon-Dioxide-Removal-Research-Strategy.pdf
- A Research Agenda Toward Atmospheric Methane Removal, National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, 2024, https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27157/a-research-agenda-toward-atmospheric-methane- removal
- The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal, 2nd edition, Oxford University, 2024, https://www.stateofcdr.org
- Opinion: A Research Roadmap for Exploring Atmospheric Methane Removal via Iron Salt Aerosol, Spark Climate, 2024, https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/24/5659/2024
- The Landscape of Carbon Dioxide Removal and US Policies to Scale Solutions, Rhodium Group, 2024, https://rhg.com/ research/carbon-dioxide-removal-us-policy
- Agenda for a Progressive Political Economy of Carbon Removal, Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal, American University, 2024, https://aura.american.edu/articles/report/Agenda_for_a_Progressive_Political_Economy_of_ Carbon_Removal/24985833
- Proposed Roadmap to Build on Key Milestones of the International Agenda as a Follow-up to the Summit on a New Global Financing Pact, Les Présidents de la République, 2023, https://pactedeparis.org/pdf/proposed-roadmap.pdf
- Carbon Dioxide Removal Innovation Workshop Pre-Read Document, SRI & SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2023, https://www.sri.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CDR-Innovation-Workshop-Pre-Read-Doc_FINAL.pdf
- Carbon Removals: How to Scale a New Gigaton Industry, McKinsey, 2023, https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/ sustainability/our-insights/carbon-removals-how-to-scale-a-new-gigaton-industry
- Roads to Removal: Options for Carbon Dioxide Removal in the United States, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2023, https://roads2removal.org/resources
- Applied Innovation Roadmap for Carbon Dioxide Removal, RMI, 2023, https://rmi.org/insight/the-applied-innovation- roadmap-for-cdr
- UN Emissions Gap Report, United Nations Environment Programme, 2023, https://www.unep.org/resources/ emissions-gap-report-2023
- Breaking Ground: Guidance for Carbon Removal Companies and Funders on Responsible Project Deployment, XPRIZE, 2023, https://www.xprize.org/prizes/carbonremoval/articles/breaking-ground-guidance-for-carbon-removal- companies-and-funders-on-responsible-project-deployment
- How to Avoid Carbon Removal Delaying Emissions Reductions, Carbon Gap, 2023, https://carbongap.org/avoid- carbon-removal-delaying-emissions-cuts
- The Time for Carbon Removal has Come, BCG, 2023, https://web-assets.bcg.com/67/ f7/0f41cd074a66b49cdb8baf5e59c0/bcg-the-time-for-carbon-removal-has-come-sep-2023-r.pdf
- CDR Innovation Landscape and 2024 Outlook, XPRIZE, 2023, https://www.xprize.org/prizes/carbonremoval/articles/ cdr-innovation-landscape-and-2024-outlook
- Microsoft Carbon Removal: Observations from Our Third Year, Microsoft, 2023, https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft. com/cms/api/am/binary/RW16V26
- Depending on the Ocean: Research and Policy Proposals for Responsible Ocean Carbon Removal, Carbon180, 2023, https://carbon180.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Carbon180-DependingOnTheOcean.pdf
- Strategy for NOAA Carbon Dioxide Removal Research, National Oceanic and Atmospherica Administration, 2023, https://sciencecouncil.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mCDR-glossy-final.pdf
- A Roadmap for Achieving Scalable, Safe, and Low-cost Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage, RMI et al., 2023, https:// chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/642d530c736114c963f3f382
- Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Carbon Management, U.S. Department of Energy, 2023, https://liftoff.energy.gov/wp- content/uploads/2023/04/20230424-Liftoff-Carbon-Management-vPUB_update.pdf
- From the Ground Up: Recommendations for Building an Environmentally Just Carbon Removal Industry, XPRIZE and Carbon180, 2023, https://www.xprize.org/prizes/carbonremoval/articles/from-the-ground-up
- The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal, 1st edition, Oxford University, 2023, https://www.stateofcdr.org/
- Paths Forward for Exploring Ocean Iron Fertilization, Exois, 2023, https://oceaniron.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/54/2023/10/PathsForward-ExOIS-Full.pdf
- Carbon Removal Knowledge Gaps, Frontier, 2022, https://gaps.frontierclimate.com
- Geochemical Negative Emissions Technologies: Part II. Roadmap, The Climate Map, Heriot-Watt University, et al., 2022, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2022.945332/full
- Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology Roadmap: Innovation Gaps and Landscape Analysis, Mission Innovation, 2022, https://mission-innovation.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Attachment-1-CDR-Mission-Roadmap-Sept-22.pdf
- Carbon Capture, Utilisation & Storage in the Energy Transition: Vital but Limited, Energy Transitions Commission, 2022, https://www.energy-transitions.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ETC-CCUS_Executive-Summary_final.pdf
- Mind the Gap: How Carbon Dioxide Removals Must Complement Deep Decarbonisation to Keep 1.5°C Alive, Energy Transitions Commission, 2022, https://www.energy-transitions.org/publications/mind-the-gap-cdr
- Initial Considerations for Large-Scale Carbon Removal in the United States, Office of Science and Technical Information, 2022, https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1867535
- A Research Strategy for Ocean-Based Carbon Removal and Sequestration, National Academies of Sciences, 2022, https:// nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26278/a-research-strategy-for-ocean-based-carbon-dioxide-removal-and- sequestration
- Guidance for Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal Projects Report, Aspen Institute, 2021, https://www. aspeninstitute.org/publications/ocean-carbon-dioxide-removal
- Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Road Maps, Ocean Visions, 2021, https://www2.oceanvisions.org/roadmaps
- ICEF 2020 Roadmap: Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS), Innovation for Cool Earth Forum, 2021, https:// www.icef.go.jp/roadmap
- DAC Climate Mobilization Report, Elk Coast Institute, 2020, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f87568f1d6c5b6f d770af0b/t/5fb31d807f660d78bad6b346/1605574022092/DAC-Climate-Mobilization-Report-20201116.pdf
- Uncharted Waters, Energy Futures Initiative, 2020, https://efifoundation.org/reports/uncharted-waters
- Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) Roadmap, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2020, https://www. osti.gov/biblio/1763937
- Getting to Neutral: Options for Negative Carbon Emissions in California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2020, https://livermorelabfoundation.org/2019/12/19/getting-to-neutral
- Negative Emissions Technologies and Reliable Sequestration, a Research Agenda, National Academies of Sciences, 2019, https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25259/negative-emissions-technologies-and-reliable- sequestration-a-research-agenda
- Clearing the Air, Energy Futures Initiative, 2019, https://efifoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/03/ ClearingTheAir_Report_compressed.pdf
- Capturing Leadership: Policies for the US to Advance Direct Air Capture Technology, Rhodium Group, 2019, https://rhg. com/research/capturing-leadership-policies-for-the-us-to-advance-direct-air-capture-technology/
The following research articles from Annual Reviews (see Political Science Perspectives on Climate Change) are intended to help provide a foundation for our group’s literacy on issues like climate justice, climate policy design, and climate communication. Academic research reports of a highly scientific nature aren’t listed here, as our scientist members will provide an overview of these as needed for relevant workgroup conversations.
Ethics and Justice
- Three Faces of Climate Justice
- Political Theory on Climate Change
- Environmental Ethics
- Social Norms and the Environment
- Environmental Justice: Where It Has Been, and Where It Might Be Going
International Cooperation and Institutions
- Climate Change Politics
- Transnational Actors and Transnational Governance in Global Environmental Politics
- Green Clubs: Collective Action and Voluntary Environmental Programs
- Making Sense of the Design of International Institutions
- Climate Change and International Relations (After Kyoto)
- Understanding Multilateral Institutions in Easy and Hard Times
- The Economics of Border Carbon Adjustment: Rationale and Impacts of Compensating for Carbon at the Border
- Carbon Leakage, Consumption, and Trade
- Water Security and International Law
- International Climate Change Policy
- Domestic Pressure and International Climate Cooperation
Political Economy of Energy
- What Have We Learned About the Resource Curse?
- International Energy Politics in an Age of Climate Change
- The Politics of Energy
- Three Decades of Climate Mitigation: Why Haven’t We Bent the Global Emissions Curve?
- Energy Justice, Decarbonization, and the Clean Energy Transformation
- Stranded Assets in the Transition to a Carbon-Free Economy
Impacts of Climate Change (Including Conflict and Adaptation)
- Climate Change and Conflict
- Climate and Conflict
- War, Conflict, and Food Insecurity
- Vicious Circles: Violence, Vulnerability, and Climate Change
- Climate Change and Collective Violence
- Projected Behavioral Impacts of Global Climate Change
- Environmental Dimensions of Migration
Politics of Policy Design and Reform
- Coping with Tragedies of the Commons
- Policy Making for the Long Term in Advanced Democracies
- Climate Change: US Public Opinion
- Climate Change and Work: Politics and Power
- India and Climate Change: Evolving Ideas and Increasing Policy Engagement
- Climate Change Disinformation and How to Combat It
- Harnessing the Power of Communication and Behavior Science to Enhance Society’s Response to Climate Change
- The Portfolio of Economic Policies Needed to Fight Climate Change
- Environmental Legal Mobilization
- Drivers and Impacts of Renewable Portfolio Standards
- CDR.fyi
- CarbonCredits.com – Your Source For Carbon Credit News & Opportunities
- 2024+ Market Outlook Summary Report (cdr.fyi)
- Trending on Track? – CDR.fyi 2023 Year in Review
- Implementing CO2 capture and utilization at scale and speed: The path to achieving its potential | U of Michigan
- Techno-Economic Assessment & Life Cycle Assessment Guidelines for CO2 Utilization (Version 2.0) | U of Michigan
- Carbon Dioxide Removal and the Journey to Net Zero – A Call to Action for Business | WBCSD
- Roads to Removal – Options for carbon dioxide removal in the US
- Emissions Gap Report 2023: Broken Record | UNEP – UN Environment Programme
- IPCC Factsheet about CDR
- BioNET factsheets about CDR
- Carbon Dioxide Removal Primer book
- Climate on the Edge podcast
- Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate Change podcast series
- Carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere – Wikipedia
- Climate Cabinet communication tips
- Removing Carbon From the Sky Could Be the Next Climate Gold Rush | New York Times
- AMOC warning letter to EU officials.pdf
- A 485-million-year history of Earth’s surface temperature | Science
- Conspiracy Theorists and Vaccine Skeptics Target Geoengineering | New York Times
- Making cleaner cement in Norway | New York Times
- Reusing captured carbon to make greener asphalt | CNBC
- ‘Hopeless and broken’: why the world’s top climate scientists are in despair | The Guardian
- Watch Carbon Dioxide Move Through Earth’s Atmosphere | NASA
- Scientists may have solved the mystery of sky-high methane emissions | Washington Post
- What a 2nd Trump Presidency Means for Climate Change – The New York Times
- COP29 Talks Open in Baku in the Shadow of Trump’s Election – The New York Times
- COP29: UN Approves Article 6.4, Launches Global Carbon Market
- Carbon Brief » Clear on climate
- Carbon Removal Updates | Andrew Lockley | Substack
- Carbon Herald – Daily News About the Carbon Industry
- Carbon Capture Magazine
- Inside Climate News
- Newsletters | Carbon180
- Newsletters | US National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
- CDR.fyi
- CarbonCredits.com – Your Source For Carbon Credit News & Opportunities
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