Bellamy (2022): Mapping public appraisals of carbon dioxide removal
Rob Bellamy IN: Global Environmental Change Vol. 76, 102593, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102593.
This paper develops a novel, nationally representative method for the multi-criteria appraisal of five policy relevant CDR methods – plus an option not to pursue CDR at all – by members of the British public (n = 2,111). The results show that the public supports the inclusion of CDR in UK climate policy. CDR methods often characterised as ‘natural’ or ‘nature-based’ are appraised more highly than ‘technological’ ones, in the descending order: habitat restoration, afforestation, wood in construction, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, and direct air carbon capture and storage.