Delaying carbon dioxide removal in the European Union puts climate targets at risk

The implications of delaying carbon dioxide removal (CDR) are poorly understood. Here the authors highlight the potential extra costs and reduced removal potential of delayed CDR action, with a special focus on direct air capture and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (DACCS and BECCS).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ángel Galán-Martín, Daniel Vázquez, Selene Cobo, Niall Mac Dowell, José Antonio Caballero, Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26680-3