Hepburn, Cameron, Ella Adlen, John Beddington, Emily A. Carter, Sabine Fuss, Niall Mac Dowell, Jan C. Minx, Pete Smith, and Charlotte K. Williams. 2019. “The Technological and Economic Prospects for CO2 Utilization and Removal.” Nature 575 (7781): 87–97. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1681-6.

‌"Here we review ten pathways for the utilization of carbon dioxide. Pathways that involve chemicals, fuels and microalgae might reduce emissions of carbon dioxide but have limited potential for its removal, whereas pathways that involve construction materials can both utilize and remove carbon dioxide. Land-based pathways can increase agricultural output and remove carbon dioxide. Our assessment suggests that each pathway could scale to over 0.5 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide utilization annually."

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"Technologies that capture, reuse, or lock away carbon dioxide have long seemed more like science fiction than viable ventures: Buildings that trap waste gases in their concrete bricks. Meatless burgers and fruits and vegetables enriched with captured carbon. But as more pilot tests begin, and amid growing urgency to take action on climate change, investors are increasingly placing their bets on so-called “carbontech.”"

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"The idea of pulling CO2 out of the air and turning it into a product to be sold for profit has been attracting a lot of attention lately, and even a few dollars. And the number of startups working in carbon capture and use (CCU), also known as carbontech, has ballooned in recent years."

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Strefler, Jessica; Burdon, Rebecca; Colvin, Rebecca; Dooley, Kate; Fuss, Sabine; Minx, Jan (2019): Towards net zero - Carbon dioxide removal and utilisation. Insights from the Australian-German Energy Transition Hub.

"CDR presents opportunities for both Australia and Germany: Australia could be a significant source of land-based CDR using nature-based solutions. This can deliver co-benefits for biodiversity, ecosystem services, and agricultural productivity. Australia could also be major supplier of DACCS or BECCS. The need for accelerated development of CDR and CCU technologies could be an opportunity for an innovation country like Germany. Having played a key role in developing sound knowledge of the role of CDR in climate change mitigation, future Hub research could provide tailored information for guiding national CDR efforts in Australia and Germany."

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