Tag Archives: climate-change
SWP Comment: Scaling Industrial Carbon Dioxide Removal: Policy Options for a Short-Term Strategy
New publication together with D. Treß on the need for the development of short term incentives for investment in CDR on an industrial scale. The role of permanent carbon dioxide removal (CDR) from the atmosphere is currently the subject of intensive discussion within the context of developing a new EU emissions reduction target for 2040 […]
SWP Comment: The International Dimension of European Climate Policy
New SWP Comment: “The International Dimension of European Climate Policy: A Strategy for Integrating the Internal and External Dimensions” with Ole Adolphsen and Jule Könneke. The EU faces significant challenges in aligning its domestic climate policies (the “inner core”) with new measures that have significant implications for international partners. Structural inefficiencies, overlapping responsibilities and a […]
Policy Brief: European Climate Policy After the Elections – Implementation Challenges and the Next Phase
The European elections in June 2024 took place against a backdrop of multiple political crises: they were the first to be held since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the energy crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, all of which revealed Europe’s diverse economic dependencies. In the face of these crises and numerous other geopolitical challenges, it is […]
Perspective – Conditional fungibility: sequencing permanent removals into emissions trading systems
New Perspective in Environmental Research Letters together with Josh Burke: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad796b. Our key argument: With the growing momentum for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) as a key element of mitigation strategies to achieve net-zero emission targets, its potential integration into cap-and-trade carbon markets is emerging as a key policy issue. A fundamental question in both conceptual […]
Implications of European Elections for climate policy – 5 theses
The European elections have changed the distribution of seats in the European Parliament: Overall, the right-wing and new parties gained seats, while the Greens and left-wing parties lost seats (see EuropeElects for details). The actual effects of this new distribution of seats will only become apparent after the formation of political groups and possible realignments, […]
Taking stock of carbon dioxide removal policy in Brazil, China, and India – new research article in Climate Policy
We have published a new research article in Climate Policy that extends the existing comparative analysis of CDR policies to Brazil, China, and India, countries that have not yet been covered in the literature on CDR policy and governance. Abstract: Deliberately removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is an important elementof bringing mitigation pathways in […]
Novel carbon dioxide removals techniques must be integrated into the European Union’s climate policies
In a new comment in Communications Earth and Environment led by Mathias Fridahl, we develop ideas on how novel carbon removal (i.e. BECCS, DACCS, …) could be integrated into the EU’s climate policy architecture. Here are our main arguments
Governing permanence of carbon dioxide removal: A typology of policy measures
How should the permanence of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) be governed? New CO₂RE blog and report explore these questions, co-authored with Josh Burke. There are many CDR methods, and implementation strategies need to reflect their differences, including the permanence of carbon storage. Measures that govern CDR permanence are crucial for the effective scale up and […]
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