Sovacool (2023): Expanding carbon removal to the Global South: Thematic concerns on systems, justice, and climate governance

Benjamin K. Sovacool IN: Energy and Climate Change 4, 100103, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egycc.2023.100103

This paper summarizes the perspectives and concerns of 90 key academics, technologists, and policy entrepreneurs on expanding carbon removal assessment, innovation, and policy beyond early foci within (northern) Europe, the US, Japan, and Australia. It explores how concerns about systems (coupling and infrastructure deployment), justice (equity and inclusion), and governance (including pledges, funding, and offsets) markedly differ across Global North and Global South dynamics. It discusses how such issues intersect with each other, and concludes with insights for research and policy.

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