Tag: CDReality

This is a frequent claim by opponents that while not necessarily wrong, should not keep us from doing what is necessary. What’s needed is a balanced approach. The fossil fuel industry, first and ...

Here is some foundational info in short form for anyone getting ready to engage with CDR skeptics, opponents & newbies. If you’ve wrapped your head around these basics, you are ready to start ta...

Decarbonization, or preventing future emissions through conversion of to zero carbon alternatives, is critically important. But we will need CDR as well, so we need to develop it now. You will hear th...

It is sometimes said that “CDR creates a Moral Hazard”. Maybe, but that is a reason to craft proper policy, not to dismiss CDR. Moral hazard is an economic concept that basically says that people ...

We need to plant trees but that isn’t enough - we need to do more, and here’s why. The bottom line If we want any chance of limiting global warming to 1.5 C, as agreed in Paris in 2015, we will ...

Critics sometimes describe CDR as a “false solution” that distracts from the real solution, namely decarbonization. This is a false dichotomy and a misleading way to frame the issue. The bottom l...

Some forms of CDR are currently expensive today, but a livable planet is worth the investment! This criticism ignores the cost of doing nothing (spoiler alter: it’s huge!) and that technology ten...

CO2 removal has been around for some time. Submarines and the Space Station require CO2 removal to keep the air breathable. What’s new is the scale and speed with which we need to deploy those solut...

Can CDR do harm? Is it particularly harmful to disadvantaged communities? Let’s find out what is fact and what is not. The bottom line Environmental justice is a real concern that needs to be ca...

There is huge potential in the projected trillion-dollar carbon market. Nobody ever said that it was going to be easy or cheap. But in addition to the ecological benefit, there are great potential eco...

We have released hundreds of gigatons of CO2. Most of it is still in the atmosphere, and it’s not going anywhere any time soon. The Bottom Line The focus on decarbonization, while extremely import...

Carbon dioxide can be removed from the air. Let’s look at how it can be done. So, we have too much CO2 in the atmosphere and since we can’t wait for it to just disappear (because it won’t) we...

Why the “it’s expensive” argument against CDR isn’t really an argument. Many forms of CDR are expensive today, but it does not have to remain that way. If we invest now, we can significantly ...