Selling Carbon Futures: Start-ups and Carbon Dioxide Removal Credits
(2023) HEKM51 20231Human Ecology
Human Geography
Department of Human Geography
- Abstract
- In recent years, carbon dioxide removals have gained significant attention as a potential solution to address the climate crisis, and the IPCC considers it an important component of staying within 1.5 degrees of warming. Start-ups are actively working to translate theoretical approaches into tangible biophysical actions. Many of these start-ups offer their services as carbon credits, which allow companies to make claims about offsetting their emissions. In this thesis, I conducted interviews with such start-ups to explore their involvement with carbon credits and the associated markets. Given the uncertain potential of a large-scale implementation of carbon dioxide removal and its potential to delay necessary emission reductions, this... (More)
- In recent years, carbon dioxide removals have gained significant attention as a potential solution to address the climate crisis, and the IPCC considers it an important component of staying within 1.5 degrees of warming. Start-ups are actively working to translate theoretical approaches into tangible biophysical actions. Many of these start-ups offer their services as carbon credits, which allow companies to make claims about offsetting their emissions. In this thesis, I conducted interviews with such start-ups to explore their involvement with carbon credits and the associated markets. Given the uncertain potential of a large-scale implementation of carbon dioxide removal and its potential to delay necessary emission reductions, this study analyzes whether there are indicators of such risks within the carbon removal credit system. (Less)
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- author
- Winter, Jonas LU
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- Andreas Malm LU
- organization
- course
- HEKM51 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- language
- English
- id
- 9114650
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- 2023-07-26 11:03:09
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@misc{9114650, abstract = {{In recent years, carbon dioxide removals have gained significant attention as a potential solution to address the climate crisis, and the IPCC considers it an important component of staying within 1.5 degrees of warming. Start-ups are actively working to translate theoretical approaches into tangible biophysical actions. Many of these start-ups offer their services as carbon credits, which allow companies to make claims about offsetting their emissions. In this thesis, I conducted interviews with such start-ups to explore their involvement with carbon credits and the associated markets. Given the uncertain potential of a large-scale implementation of carbon dioxide removal and its potential to delay necessary emission reductions, this study analyzes whether there are indicators of such risks within the carbon removal credit system.}}, author = {{Winter, Jonas}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Selling Carbon Futures: Start-ups and Carbon Dioxide Removal Credits}}, year = {{2023}}, }