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@article{Pozo:2020:10.1038/s41558-020-0802-4,
author = {Pozo, C and Galán-Martín, Á and Reiner, DM and Mac, Dowell N and Guillén-Gosálbez, G},
doi = {10.1038/s41558-020-0802-4},
journal = {Nature Climate Change},
pages = {640--646},
title = {Equity in allocating carbon dioxide removal quotas},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0802-4},
volume = {10},
year = {2020}
}

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AB  - The first nationally determined contributions to the Paris Agreement include no mention of the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) necessary to reach the Paris targets, leaving open the question of how and by whom CDR will be delivered. Drawing on existing equity frameworks, we allocate CDR quotas globally according to Responsibility, Capability and Equality principles. These quotas are then assessed in the European Union context by accounting for domestic national capacity of a portfolio of CDR options, including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, reforestation and direct air capture. We find that quotas vary greatly across principles, from 33 to 325 GtCO2 allocated to the European Union, and, due to biophysical limits, only a handful of countries could meet their quotas acting individually. These results support strengthening cross-border cooperation while highlighting the need to urgently deploy CDR options to mitigate the risk of failing to meet the climate targets equitably.
AU  - Pozo,C
AU  - Galán-Martín,Á
AU  - Reiner,DM
AU  - Mac,Dowell N
AU  - Guillén-Gosálbez,G
DO  - 10.1038/s41558-020-0802-4
EP  - 646
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 1758-678X
SP  - 640
TI  - Equity in allocating carbon dioxide removal quotas
T2  - Nature Climate Change
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0802-4
UR  - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-020-0802-4
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/80106
VL  - 10
ER  -

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