Biodiversity implications of land-intensive carbon dioxide removal

Join the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal for the next event in its webinar series, “Scrubbing the Skies: The Role of Carbon Dioxide Removal in Combating Climate Change.” The series focuses on scientific, technological, legal, political, and justice-focused issues associated with carbon dioxide removal, and is hosted by the Institute’s Co-Director Wil Burns.

Decarbonization scenarios heavily rely on land-intensive carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to achieve ambitious climate targets. While carefully designed CDR programs can effectuate sustainable carbon removal, and in some cases environmental co-benefits, large-scale CDR reliance could also pose a critical risk to biodiversity conservation in some regions. Analysing scenario-based land allocation patterns for CDR allows us to scrutinize potential deployment implications and to suggest ways to foster both carbon removal and biodiversity protection.

Dr. Prütz and colleagues' article on this topic was recently published in Nature.