vonHedemann, Nicolena; Wurtzebach, Zachary; Timberlake, Thomas J.; Sinkular, Emily; Schultz, Courtney A. (2020): Forest policy and management approaches for carbon dioxide removal. In Interface Focus. 10 (5), p. 20200001. DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2020.0001.

"We explore how the utilization of different policy tools shapes our ability to use forests to mitigate and adapt to climate change and consider the challenges of policy mixes and integration, taking a close look at three areas of international forest policy, including the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) and voluntary carbon offset markets."

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Schmelz, William J.; Hochman, Gal; Miller, Kenneth G. (2020): Total cost of carbon capture and storage implemented at a regional scale: northeastern and midwestern United States. In Interface Focus. 10 (5), p. 20190065. DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2019.0065.

"We model the costs of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in subsurface geological formations for emissions from 138 northeastern and midwestern electricity-generating power plants."

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Taillardat, Pierre; Thompson, Benjamin S.; Garneau, Michelle; Trottier, Karelle; Friess, Daniel A. (2020): Climate change mitigation potential of wetlands and the cost-effectiveness of their restoration. In Interface Focus. 10 (5), p. 20190129. DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2019.0129.

"Here, we conducted a meta-analysis on wetland carbon dynamics to (i) determine their impact on climate using different metrics and time horizons, (ii) investigate the cost-effectiveness of wetland restoration for climate change mitigation, and (iii) discuss their suitability for inclusion in climate policy as negative emission technologies."

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Jones, Andy; Haywood, Jim M.; Jones, Anthony C.; Tilmes, Simone; Kravitz, Ben; Robock, Alan (2020): North Atlantic Oscillation response in GeoMIP experiments G6solar and G6sulfur: why detailed modelling is needed for understanding regional implications of solar radiation management. In Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. DOI: 10.5194/acp-2020-802. (in review)

"Proposed SRM schemes aim to increase planetary albedo to reflect more sunlight back to space and induce a cooling that acts to partially offset global warming. Under the auspices of the Geoengineering Model Intercomparion Project, we have performed model experiments whereby global temperature under the high forcing SSP5–8.5 scenario is reduced to follow that of the medium forcing SSP2–4.5 scenario."

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