How Carbon Trading Can Unlock Carbon Dioxide Removals

by Malek Al-Chalabi & Hasan Muslemani; The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (oxfordenergy.org)

In this Energy Comment, the importance of carbon trading and the challenges it faces are presented including how carbon trading can help countries achieve net zero. In particular, based on a combined academic and industry review, this article focuses on the importance of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) activities and examines the role that carbon trading can play in unlocking their potential and highlighting, as a top priority, the need for carbon removal projects to be internationally recognized and supported particularly within Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

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