Carbon removal investment of $15trn needed to hit 1.5°C goal
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels could require investment of $15trn (£11.4trn) in carbon dioxide removals (CDRs) over the next three decades.
That is according to a new report from the Energy Transitions Commission, which outlines how at least 70 to 220 gigatonnes (Gt) of CDRs will be needed between now and 2050 to deliver globally agreed cContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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