When 10 gigatons isn’t enough
Conventional wisdom holds that we need to be removing around 10 gigatons of CO2 per year by mid-century. But how did we arrive at this estimate, and if emissions stay high, will 10 gigatons be nearly enough?
Governments will lead on CDR
Carbon dioxide removal is an ambitious public-benefit project with world-changing consequences—part waste removal, part environmental protection, part pollution control. Governments aren’t leading CDR yet, but it’s only natural that they will.
The climate policy mirage
Our planet is overheating. And yet, most governments continue to focus on climate policies that aren’t commensurate with the dangers ahead. Will a few more decades of emission reductions combined with a gradual conversion to renewable energy and new seawalls be enough? Unfortunately, no.
Geoengineering’s image problem
We need to begin geoegineering our planet at scale. But political oppositition and misunderstandings are preventing us from making progress. What is geoengineering, how did these misunderstandings arise, and how do we move forward?
Is CDR on the rocks?
Is CDR in trouble? Policy is fragmented and the market remains weak. What’s ahead?
Greenland in the news for all the wrong reasons
Greenland has suddenly become synonymous with rare earth mineral deposits and geopolitical influence. But these aren’t the real reasons the world’s largest island should be in the news.