Two international conferences on carbon removal (as negative emissions) were held in 2018. The first in Gothenburg, 22-24 May; the second, in Canberra, 30-31 October. Whilst separately organized, both attempted…Continue Reading Canberra GGR conference: policy summary and presentations now online
Slag-based carbon removal on BBC TV news
Dr Phil Renforth’s GGR research project, on carbon removal in the iron and steel industry, featured prominently on BBC1 TV news on 29 November 2018, with an associated BBC Science…Continue Reading Slag-based carbon removal on BBC TV news
Last chance to review IPCC Special Report drafts on land, ocean and ice
Following closely behind its Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5˚C, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is now finalising two other Special Reports, on Climate and Land, and…Continue Reading Last chance to review IPCC Special Report drafts on land, ocean and ice
UK net-zero by 2050 – or before? Advice to government now in prep
Next March, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) will deliver its advice to the government on the UK’s long-term reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions. In particular, whether national strategy…Continue Reading UK net-zero by 2050 – or before? Advice to government now in prep
How the UK might achieve net zero emissions
On 12 September the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering published their joint report on Greenhouse Gas Removal in response to a request from the Department for Business, Energy and…Continue Reading How the UK might achieve net zero emissions