Kozian et al. (2026): A global analysis of expected revenues from carbon dioxide removal
Alyssa Kozian, Jakob Ellensohn, Tobias S. Schmidt and Bjarne Steffen, IN: Environmental Research Letters, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ae499d
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) must scale rapidly to achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century. This scale-up requires substantial investment in the CDR industry, underpinned by stable revenues. While various different revenue streams are conceivable, and academic literature proposes diverse interventions to support CDR, the authors lack an empirical understanding of revenue expectations from the actors that develop and deploy CDR solutions. Drawing on 50 structured interviews with senior leaders from companies headquartered in 17 countries who develop CDR projects in 52 countries, the authors assess expected revenue streams across different permanent CDR solutions.