Monat: Juni 2018

Gough, Clair; Garcia-Freites, Samira; Jones, Christopher; Mander, Sarah; Moore, Brendan; Pereira, Cristina et al. (2018): Challenges to the use of BECCS as a keystone technology in pursuit of 1.5⁰C. In: Glob. Sustain. 1, S. 95. DOI: 10.1017/sus.2018.3.

„Biomass energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is represented in many integrated assessment models as a keystone technology in delivering the Paris Agreement on climate change. This paper explores six key challenges in relation to large scale BECCS deployment and considers ways to address these challenges. Research needs to consider how BECCS fits in the context of other mitigation approaches, how it can be accommodated within existing policy drivers and goals, identify where it fits within the wider socioeconomic landscape, and ensure that genuine net negative emissions can be delivered on a global scale.“

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Talberg, Anita; Thomas, Sebastian; Wiseman, John (2018): A scenario process to inform Australian geoengineering policy. In: Futures. DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2018.06.003.

„Australia’s role in geoengineering can be described as passive in the global context, but Australia can benefit from an early transition to a low-carbon economy. A review of the evolution of ideas throughout the exercise reveals a process of shared learning that helps to focus governance discussions around key issues. This study is one step towards increasing the presence and influence of the Asia-Pacific in geoengineering discussions, and highlights the value that a tailored scenario exercise can bring to governance discussions.“

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