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Evaluating carbon removal : Integrating technical potential with environmental, social, governance criteria, and sequestration permanence

Mertens, Jan ; Breyer, Christian ; Belmans, Ronnie ; Gendron, Corinne ; Geoffron, Patrice ; Fischer, Carolyn ; Du Fornel, Elodie ; Lester, Richard ; Nicholas, Kimberly A. LU orcid and de Miranda, Paulo Emilio V. , et al. (2024) In iScience 27(12).
Abstract

Climate modeling suggests that achieving international climate goals requires a reduction in current CO2 emissions by over 90%, with any remaining emissions to be addressed through carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions. Sixteen CDR strategies are evaluated by integrating technical potential, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, along with sequestration permanence. This evaluation, conducted by ENGIE's scientific council using an interdisciplinary Delphi panel methodology, proposes a “quality” measure for each technology. This measure combines ESG scores and sequestration timescales to rank and select the most promising solutions. The findings highlight the necessity for further research to understand and... (More)

Climate modeling suggests that achieving international climate goals requires a reduction in current CO2 emissions by over 90%, with any remaining emissions to be addressed through carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions. Sixteen CDR strategies are evaluated by integrating technical potential, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, along with sequestration permanence. This evaluation, conducted by ENGIE's scientific council using an interdisciplinary Delphi panel methodology, proposes a “quality” measure for each technology. This measure combines ESG scores and sequestration timescales to rank and select the most promising solutions. The findings highlight the necessity for further research to understand and mitigate ESG impacts, aiming to inform both future research and current decision-making to support the effective and legitimate use of CDR strategies.

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Energy policy, Energy resources, Energy sustainability, Energy systems
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iScience
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27
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12
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111418
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Elsevier
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  • scopus:85210625214
  • pmid:39717094
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2589-0042
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10.1016/j.isci.2024.111418
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English
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  author       = {{Mertens, Jan and Breyer, Christian and Belmans, Ronnie and Gendron, Corinne and Geoffron, Patrice and Fischer, Carolyn and Du Fornel, Elodie and Lester, Richard and Nicholas, Kimberly A. and de Miranda, Paulo Emilio V. and Palhol, Sarah and Verwee, Peter and Sala, Olivier and Webber, Michael and Debackere, Koenraad}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{12}},
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  title        = {{Evaluating carbon removal : Integrating technical potential with environmental, social, governance criteria, and sequestration permanence}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.111418}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.isci.2024.111418}},
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  year         = {{2024}},
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