| Title |
Climate policy for a net-zero future: ten recommendations for Direct Air Capture |
| ID_Doc |
63948 |
| Authors |
Sovacool, BK; Baum, CM; Low, S; Roberts, C; Steinhauser, J |
| Title |
Climate policy for a net-zero future: ten recommendations for Direct Air Capture |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
Environmental Research Letters, 17, 7 |
| Abstract |
Direct Air Capture with Carbon Storage (DACCS) technologies represent one of the most significant potential tools for tackling climate change by making net-zero and net-negative emissions achievable, as deemed necessary in reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the European Green Deal. We draw from a novel and original dataset of expert interviews (N = 125) to distil ten recommendations for future DACCS policy. After providing a literature review on DACCS and explaining our methods of data collection, we present these recommendations as follows: (a) follow governance principles that ensure 'negative' emissions; (b) prioritize long-term carbon storage; (c) appreciate and incentivize scale; (d) co-develop with capture, transport, and storage; (e) phase in a carbon price; (f) couple with renewables; (g) harness hub deployment; (h) maintain separate targets; (i) embrace certification and compliance; and (j) recognize social acceptance. All ten recommendations are important, and all speak to the urgency and necessity of better managing and shaping the potentially impending DACCS transition. |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac77a4
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