Environmental Health News: Reader response: Opponents of geoengineering misunderstand humanity’s choices
“”Without some kind of prompt geoengineering action, climate change will accelerate the damage we are already seeing.””
Month: June 2021
The Conversation: Solar geoengineering could limit global warming, but Canada should study risks and benefits first
“Canadian climate policy has yet to address solar geoengineering, but the government acknowledges the need to understand the implications of these hypothesized technologies.”
Bloomberg Green: Fear of Geoengineering Is Really Anxiety About Cutting Carbon
“Research into unproven technofixes isn’t a replacement for eliminating emissions, even if the debate over geoengineering is stuck on that concern.”
García-Freites, Samira; et al. (2021): The greenhouse gas removal potential of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) to support the UK’s net-zero emission target
García-Freites, Samira; Gough, Clair; Röder, Mirjam (2021): The greenhouse gas removal potential of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) to support the UK’s net-zero emission target. In Biomass and Bioenergy 151, p. 106164. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106164.
“This research used process modelling and lifecycle assessment to identify the GGR potential of three BECCS supply chains.”
Barzagli, Francesco; Mani, Fabrizio (2021): Direct CO2 air capture with aqueous 2-(ethylamino)ethanol and 2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol
Barzagli, Francesco; Mani, Fabrizio (2021): Direct CO2 air capture with aqueous 2-(ethylamino)ethanol and 2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol: 13C NMR speciation of the absorbed solutions and study of the sorbent regeneration improved by a transition metal oxide catalyst. In Inorganica Chimica Acta 518, p. 120256. DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2021.120256.
“The removal of CO2 from the atmosphere (DAC technology) has been accomplished at room temperature and pressure with aqueous solutions of 2-(ethylamino)ethanol (EMEA) and 2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol (DGA).”
Iyer, Gokul; et al. (2021): The role of carbon dioxide removal in net-zero emissions pledges
Iyer, Gokul; Clarke, Leon; Edmonds, Jae; Fawcett, Allen; Fuhrman, Jay; McJeon, Haewon; Waldhoff, Stephanie (2021): The role of carbon dioxide removal in net-zero emissions pledges. In Energy and Climate Change 2, p. 100043. DOI: 10.1016/j.egycc.2021.100043.
“This perspective highlights three issues. First, the scale of CDR deployment will determine the level of emission mitigation in the energy system and vice versa. Second, CDR will interact with societal priorities beyond climate. Finally, the location of CDR could have implications for the country-level pledges, and emissions trading.”
Honegger, Matthias; et al. (2021): Potential implications of solar radiation modification for achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
Honegger, Matthias; Michaelowa, Axel; Pan, Jiahua (2021): Potential implications of solar radiation modification for achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. In Mitig Adapt Strat Glob Change 26 (5), pp. 1–20. DOI: 10.1007/s11027-021-09958-1.
“Based on expert elicitation involving over 30 individuals with backgrounds across the domains of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we identify a broad range of potential implications of solar radiation modification for the SDGs.”
Podcast: SAI using solar powered lofting – Pengfei Yu and Andrew discuss exciting research into a delivery technology for Stratospheric Aerosol Injection
“Pengfei Yu is a co-author in this ground breaking paper titled “Toward practical stratospheric aerosol albedo modification: Solar-powered lofting.””
Technology Review: What it will take to achieve affordable carbon removal
“Another big direct-air-capture plant is moving ahead, but a new study finds we may need to build many more before the economics start to make sense.”
Progressive International: Holly Jean Buck: How to Decolonize the Atmosphere
“Carbon removal discussions often start with a bunch of mind-bending numbers: Curbing warming to 1.5°C relies upon removing 100–1000 billion tons (or gigatons, Gt) from the atmosphere over the course of this century, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.”