Academics urge caution on UK’s setting of carbon removals goals, given uncertainties

Published 17:17 on November 10, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:23 on November 11, 2023  / /  EMEA, UK ETS

The UK government’s climate policies rely on carbon removals but don’t sufficiently take into account the uncertainties involved in developing and scaling up the technologies, and this is distorting decision making, according to new academic research.
The UK government’s climate policies rely on carbon removals but don’t sufficiently take into account the uncertainties involved in developing and scaling up the technologies, and this is distorting decision making, according to new academic research.


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