Navigating stakeholder heterogeneity in carbon dioxide removal governance

Published: Jan. 15, 2025

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Whose negative emissions? Exploring emergent perspectives on CDR from the EU's hard to abate and fossil industries

Frontiers in Climate, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5

Published: Jan. 15, 2024

Net zero targets have rapidly become the guiding principle of climate policy, implying use carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to compensate for residual emissions. At same time, extent (future) emissions and their distribution between economic sectors activities has so far received little attention from a social science perspective. This constitutes research gap as corresponding amounts required CDR is likely highly contested in political economy low-carbon transformation. Here, we investigate what function performs perspective considered account large proportion future (cement, steel, chemicals, aviation) well oil gas industry EU. We also explore whether they claim be compensated outside sector, quantify these claims how justify them. Relying on interpretative qualitative analysis, decarbonization or net roadmaps published by major sector-level European trade associations statements public consultation submissions reaction policy initiatives EU mobilize CDR. Our findings indicate that while technologies perform an important abstract reaching roadmaps, responsibilities delivering levels negative remain largely unspecified. risks eliding pending distributional conflicts over which may intersect with diverging technological transition pathways advocated associations.

Language: Английский

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Forerunner city or net-zero opportunist? Carbon dioxide removal in Stockholm, residual emissions and risks of mitigation deterrence

Energy Research & Social Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 113, P. 103567 - 103567

Published: April 27, 2024

The City of Stockholm aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030 compensating for residual using bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). Relying heavily on negative reach the target, city's strategy presents an interesting case climate policymaking. Based analysis interviews, Council debates, policy documents, underscores importance understanding municipal in a multi-level setting, where ability govern varies between sectors depending politics at other levels governance. Both waste incineration road transport are perceived include hard-to-abate 2030, partly due governance linkages involving regional, national, EU-level governing bodies. energy utility, Exergi, plans implement BECCS, funding from EU public private sources, heat power plant. unique opportunity use BECCS as part target has made it possible advance goal 2040 2030. However, there risks that relying may muffle debate what constitutes city, subsequently leading smaller investments emission reductions. Additionally, schedule implementing is overly optimistic, meaning fulfilment be threatened. this risk not isolated BECCS; similar associated combining fossil fuels CCS. We recommend city critically examines emissions, considers separate targets instead goal, conducts assessments key mitigation technologies maintain its status forerunner.

Language: Английский

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The power to transform structures: power complexes and the challenges for realising a wellbeing economy

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: May 2, 2024

Abstract This article draws on different strands of existing scholarship to provide an analytical framework for understanding the barriers achieving a well-being economy. It explores interplay between agential and structural power, where some actor-coalitions can reproduce or transform pre-existing structures. Conversely, these structures are strategically selective, favouring actors, interests, strategies over others. Making sense this introduces notion power complex e s —time-space-specific with common industry-related interests in given conjuncture. To understand historical “becoming” today’s political-economic terrain, provides regulationist-inspired history rise, fall, re-emergence four complexes: financial, fossil, livestock-agribusiness, digital. They pose significant threats pillars wellbeing economy such as ecological sustainability, equ(al)ity, democracy. Subsequently, context is scrutinised more detail why certain actors dominate strategic calculations contemporary complexes. reveals selectivities that favour multi- transnational corporate civil society, labour movements, public bureaucracies. The then examines firm-to-state lobbying strategy employed by within assert their interests. presents illustrative cases Blackstone, BP, Bayer, Alphabet. Finally, it implications challenges realising based post-/degrowth visions. emphasises double challenge faced wellbeing-economy actor-coalition. On one hand, has navigate modes regulation capital accumulation while, other, must confront self-expanding extractive logic capital. In context, three key outlined: need form unconventional alliances, operate various spatial dimensions simultaneously, institutionalise alternatives influence policymaking.

Language: Английский

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Deployment expectations of multi-gigatonne scale carbon removal could have adverse impacts on Asia’s energy-water-land nexus

Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: July 27, 2024

Abstract Existing studies indicate that future global carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) removal (CDR) efforts could largely be concentrated in Asia. However, there is limited understanding of how individual Asian countries and regions will respond to varying uncertain scales CDR concerning their energy-land-water system. We address this gap by modeling various levels CDR-reliant pathways under climate change ambitions find high reliance leads residual fossil fuel industry emissions about 8 Gigatonnes CO yr −1 (GtCO 2050, compared less than 1 GtCO moderate-to-low reliance. Moreover, expectations multi-gigatonne delay the achievement domestic net zero for several regions, lead higher land allocation fertilizer demand bioenergy crop cultivation. Here, we show should prioritize emission reduction strategies while capitalizing on advantages when it most viable.

Language: Английский

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Artificial intelligence‐driven sustainability: Enhancing carbon capture for sustainable development goals– A review

Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 6, 2024

Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) and environmental points are equally important components within the response to local weather change. Therefore, based on efforts of reducing carbon emissions more efficiently effectively, this study tries focus AI integration with capture technology. The urgency tackling climate change means we need advanced capture, is an area where can make a huge impact in how these technologies operated managed. It will minimize manufacturing improve both resource efficiency as well our planet's footprint by turning waste into something value again. could be leveraged analyze data sets from plants, searching for optimal system settings efficient ways identifying patterns available information at larger scale than currently possible. In addition, incorporated sensors monitoring mechanisms supply chain identify any operational failure reception itself allowing timely action protect those areas. also helps generative design materials, which allows researchers explore new types carbon‐absorbing material, including metal–organic frameworks polymeric materials that industrial CO 2 , such moisture. it increases accuracy reservoir simulations controls injection systems storage or enhanced oil recovery. Through applying algorithms geology, production performance real‐time would like facilitate optimization processes while assuring maximum efficiency. integrates renewable‐based employed AI‐driven smart grid methods.

Language: Английский

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European Climate Policy in the Context of the Problem of Methane Emissions from Coal Mines in Poland

Energies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(10), P. 2396 - 2396

Published: May 16, 2024

This paper presents a thorough examination of methane capture from Polish coal mines, contextualized within the framework European Union’s (EU) climate policy objectives. Through strategic analysis encompassing interior surrounding environment, and macro this study elucidates complex dynamics involved in emissions initiatives. The key findings include declining trend absolute since 2008, despite fluctuations extraction volumes, relatively stable level exceeding 300 million m3/year 2014. underscores critical role government support, both terms financial incentives streamlined regulatory processes, to facilitate integration technologies into mining operations. Collaboration through partnerships stakeholder engagement emerges as essential for overcoming resource competition ensuring long-term success projects. also highlights economic environmental opportunities presented by reserves, emphasizing importance investment efficient technologies. Despite these advancements, challenges persist, particularly regarding low efficiency current de-methanation Recommendations modernization technological innovation are proposed enhance utilization.

Language: Английский

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Bargaining powers in cooperative Carbon Dioxide Removal deployment

Climate Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 16

Published: Jan. 16, 2025

International cooperation has the potential to significantly reduce costs of implementing Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) in line with Paris Agreement. However, success interregional depends on whether a satisfying agreement can be reached. Regional bargaining powers may heavily influence outcome such an agreement. This paper uses cooperative game theory assess deployment CDR between United States (US), European Union (EU), Brazil, and China. We compute least-costly pathways under multiple configurations using Modelling Optimisation Negative Emissions Technologies (MONET) framework, assuming regional targets that are proportional greenhouse gas emissions. Then, we apply derive relative from cost evaluations MONET. find lead substantial reductions, ranging 11% 43%. Furthermore, identify two distinct types regions possess considerable power: (1) minimal historical responsibility towards climate change but abundant resources for implementation (exemplified by Brazil this study); (2) limited domestic amidst large (represented either USA or China, here). These findings illustrate leverage certain Global South could wield collaborative Article 6

Language: Английский

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The Behavior of European Union Companies in Terms of Increasing Energy Efficiency from the Perspective of Achieving Climate Neutrality

Energies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 18(3), P. 573 - 573

Published: Jan. 25, 2025

This article aims to identify and verify the actions taken by European Union companies related improving energy efficiency with requirements of Fit for 55 packages striving climate neutrality assessing degree implementation pro-ecological solutions, identifying key challenges, comparing differences in level transformation member states. attempts assess minimizing consumption reducing greenhouse gas emissions operating 27 countries, based on statistical data from Eurostat databases. To analyze obtained data, diagnostic–descriptive method, principal component analysis, multi-criteria MOORA method were used. The conducted research procedure indicates adaptation regarding goals resulting package adopted Union. Companies located France, Sweden, Finland demonstrate highest transformation. On other hand, a passive transition traditional fossil fuels renewable sources is characterizes Germany, Netherlands, Poland.

Language: Английский

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Carbon removal and the empirics of climate delay

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 161, P. 103884 - 103884

Published: Sept. 6, 2024

Language: Английский

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