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To feasibly decarbonize the economy, emission reduction will need to be complemented with negative emissions technologies (NETs) that sequester carbon from the atmosphere. NETs vary in cost and deployment readiness – a 2019 National Academies study considered costs and potential rates of CO2 removal for several NETs, including nature-based solutions like forest management and blue carbon, and enhanced natural processes like agriculture practices that prioritize enhancing soil carbon storage. Barriers to scale-up and adoption of NETs remain.
During this meeting, GUIRR members and guests discussed how new and ongoing interdisciplinary and cross-sector collaboration may improve the opportunities for NET research, development, and deployment.
Speakers
Jennifer Wilcox, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy at the Department of Energy
Wolfgang Busch, Co-director of the Harnessing Plants Initiative at the Salk Institute
Solomon Assefa, Vice President at IBM Research for Africa & Emerging Market Solutions
This meeting is for GUIRR members and invited guests.
Materials
- Participants List
- Presentation slides from Solomon Assefa and Kommy Weldemariam
- Presentation slides from Wolfgang Busch
- Presentation slides from Jennifer Wilcox
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