Primary Convener:
Ning Zeng, University of Maryland College Park

Convener:
Jessica Cross, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
David Beerling, University of Sheffield
Dawson Fairbanks, University of Arizona

Chair:
Jessica Cross, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
David Beerling, University of Sheffield
Dawson Fairbanks, University of Arizona
Colin Averill, Funga PBC
Ning Zeng, University of Maryland

To meet the Paris climate goals, CO2 will need to be removed from the atmosphere at rates of up to 10GtCO2/y. The nascent field of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) encompasses nature-based, technological, or hybrid solutions. For example, utilizing and storing biomass or modifying ocean alkalinity can lead to increase in carbon sinks. Some traditional natural solutions may scale quickly, but limited by land availability and risk of reversal, i.e., a ‘durability problem’. But some methods are more reliable than others. Technology-based solutions hold promise, but are slow at scale-up to climate relevant volumes. Also needed are hybrid technology-enhanced natural solutions, involving major management interventions. This session solicits contributions on everything CDR, including 1) new scientific and technical advancement, 2) monitoring, verification, and reporting (MRV), 3) critical assessment and synthesis of CDR technologies, 4) impact of large-scale CDR deployment on the Earth system and society, and 5) policy and market implications.

Index Terms
3305 Climate change and variability
0428 Carbon cycling
1615 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling
6620 Science policy

Suggested Itineraries:
Climate Change and Global Policy
Biochemistry
Science Communications
Global Impacts‚ Solutions‚ & Policies

Cross-Listed:
SY - Science and Society
A - Atmospheric Sciences
B - Biogeosciences
OS - Ocean Sciences

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering