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"The study explored the wide range in #CDR deployment volumes across 1.5°C compatible & high overshoot pathways by evaluating the links btw CDR & conceptually linked scenario aspects, via focus on CDR in 2050 & scenario properties related to reaching #NetZero CO2."
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"#CDR volumes
were further evaluated in terms of their relative and absolute contribution to total mitigation up until reaching
net-zero CO2, showing considerable variation across scenarios with a median relative contribution of around 20%."
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"The volumes of #CDR in 2050 and 2100 and the cumulative amount throughout the 21st century were most strongly correlated to the degree to which CO2 emissions are reduced as a means of reaching net-zero CO2."
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"The volume of #CDR in 2050
is also substantially correlated to the timing of #NetZero CO2."
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"The robustness of the analyzed relationships was evaluated by comparing different scenario filtering and data-cleaning approaches."
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"Beyond filtering and cleaning, additional factors that influence #CDR deployment in scenarios, such as discount rates, carbon price trajectories, and scenario design choices," were also discussed in this study.
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💡📖Read the paper entitled, "Understanding the carbon dioxide removal range in 1.5 °C compatible and high overshoot pathways" here ⬇️
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…

#CarbonDioxideRemoval
#NetZero

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