Nature – Merk et al. (2023): German citizens’ preference for domestic carbon dioxide removal by afforestation is incompatible with national removal potential
Christine Merk, Ulf Liebe, Jürgen Meyerhoff, Katrin Rehdanz IN: Commun Earth Environ 4, 100 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00713-9
Proposed removal methods result in trade-offs with other Sustainable Development Goals, and the removal needs of many countries exceed their domestic potentials. The authors examine the public acceptability of conducting afforestation and direct air capture programmes domestically in Germany or abroad. To uncover the relative importance of various programme attributes, the authors use a multifactorial vignette experiment. They find that afforestation receives stronger support than direct capture.