Workman et al. (2026): Investing in Carbon Dioxide Removals: A new analytical and policy paradigm
Mark Workman, Aoife Brophy, Astha, Madison Cuthbertson, Lauren McCormack, Edoardo Taricco, Quillan Shaw and Jordan Calverley, IN: Energy Research & Social Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2026.104669
Carbon dioxide removals (CDR) have become central to climate policy. Current policy approaches, however, are insufficient to create the basis for CDR technologies to scale because they are not yet aligned with the complexity shaping the emerging sector. In this article, the authors provide an approach to understanding the characteristics of CDR which they argue is composed of both market-creation and market-led complexity.