The IPCC SR 1.5°C bolsters the case for pursuing the lower end of the Paris Agreement’s temperature goal, and makes clear that it is no longer sufficient to reduce emissions alone – CO2 will also need to be removed from the atmosphere, on a scale never previously attempted. But is the international community prepared for the implementation of Carbon Dioxide Removal options at this unprecedented scale? This report finds that while a number of reporting rules and accounting practices are already in place with direct applicability to the implementation of CDR options, many governance gaps remain. [2]
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/governing-large-scale-carbon-dioxide-removal-are-we-ready
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Governing large-scale.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/climate-analytics
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-agreements
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unfccc
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kyoto-protocol
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance