In February, oil giant Shell trumpeted a scenario in which the world pulls global warming back to 1.5 ˚C by 2100, even as natural gas, oil, and coal …
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Debating Carbon Removal's Effectiveness, Curated by James Temple
The world needs to slash emissions over the next few decades and suck out huge amounts of carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere to have a decent shot at preventing the planet from soaring past 2˚C of warming. The problem is we don’t know how to do it at the necessary scales. Our technical solutions are very expensive. And researchers have highlighted numerous issues with the markets forming to incentivize carbon removal using trees, soil, seaweed and other nature-based approaches.
10 Must-Read Articles About Carbon Removal
Along the coast of Northern California near the Oregon border, the cool, moist air off the Pacific sustains a strip of temperate rainforests. Soaring …
The hunger for these offsets is blinding us to the mounting pile of evidence that they haven't — and won't — deliver the climate benefit they promise. …
How faulty rules and wildfire could unravel California’s climate progress On a simmering afternoon in late July, against a hazy background of sun and …
How Charm Industrial became a go-to in Big Tech's mission to offset its carbon footprint. Shaun Meehan was burned out. It had been about a year and a …
Global warming is the world's biggest market failure, so the solution might just be better trading. On one side of the trade would be the companies …
The prototype of the device meant to stave off climate devastation looks like a shipping container wrapped in vibrant green Venetian blinds. Fans …
▲ Hawk Mountain Sanctuary near Kempton, Pa. Mark Kauzlarich for Bloomberg Green These Trees Are Not What They Seem How the Nature Conservancy, the …
A trillion tons of carbon hangs in the air, put there by the world’s rich, an existential threat to its poor. Can we remove it? This article was …
The Paris agreement on climate change charts a narrow path to avoiding a global apocalypse. Just one problem: Its centerpiece is a technology that …
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About the Author
James Temple is the senior editor for energy at MIT Technology Review where he's focused on renewable energy and the use of technology to combat climate change.
I am the senior editor for energy at MIT Technology Review. I’m focused on renewable energy and the use of technology to combat climate change. …
