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The next week has the potential to bring important developments for international governance of marine carbondioxide removal (CDR). seaweed) for carbon storage. to 2 o C in line with the goals of the ParisAgreement. Some are land-based, while others use the ocean.
With empirical data and more and better modeling, it has become clear that, to first approximation, the eventual anthropogenic warming from carbondioxide is tied to the cumulative emissions. This figure is from the AR6 SPM: The relationship between cumulative carbon emissions and temperature (SPM AR6).
The Sabin Center today published model federal legislation to advance safe and responsible oceancarbondioxide removal (CDR) research in U.S. Controlled field trials and other in-ocean research is critical to improve scientific and societal understanding of CDR techniques that could help the U.S. reach its climate goals.
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