Potsdam Institute

Land Use CDR Climate Models Nature Climate Change

Who Gives Up Land for Climate Solutions? A New Study Maps the Tradeoffs

Net-zero models assume massive land for CDR — new forests, bioenergy plantations. A Nature Climate Change study by Ruben Prütz (PIK) maps where that land is expected to come from. The answer is uncomfortable. It’s one more reason why land-light CDR pathways deserve investment.

EU ETS CDR Integration - Joule Paper 68-86 Mt by 2050

Joule Paper: EU ETS Integration Could Drive 68–86 Mt CDR Per Year by 2050

New modeling in Joule finds that integrating permanent CDR into the EU Emissions Trading System could incentivize 68–86 Mt CO2 of removals per year by 2050. The EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework already builds the registry infrastructure. The missing piece is market integration.