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.