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iNews: Direct air capture: Giant machines that can suck CO2 out of the atmosphere could help control pollution levels

"This month, the Government pledged £1bn to the creation of four industrial carbon capture clusters, which will trap emissions from industry." LINK

GreenBiz: Dear Joe Biden: Please make the most of bipartisan support for carbon removal

"The corporate focus on supporting carbon removal solutions — natural or tech-engineered — has intensified this year, particularly across companies from the food, consumer products and technology sectors. Things are guaranteed to heat up even more in 2021, given the rare bipartisan support this idea seems to enjoy on Capitol Hill." LINK

Bertram, Christine; Merk, Christine (2020): Public perceptions of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal technologies: the nature - engineering divide

Bertram, Christine; Merk, Christine (2020): Public perceptions of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal technologies: the nature - engineering divide. In Front. Clim. 2, p. 31. DOI: 10.3389/fclim.2020.594194. "We outline past work on the public perceptions and acceptability of ocean-based CDR among laypersons covering the main developments over the past 15 years. We compare and synthesize insights from two distinct strands of literature – one on climate engineering approaches and the other on coastal ecosystem management or blue carbon approaches." LINK

The New York Review: It’s Not Science Fiction

"In Kim Stanley Robinson’s anti-dystopian novel, climate change is the crisis that finally forces mankind to deal with global inequality." LINK

GreenBiz: In the quest for carbon offsets, (almost) anything goes

"Many have steeped themselves in a complex, confusing world where they seem to spend most of their time explaining offsets rather than actually avoiding or drawing down greenhouse gas emissions, which is what offsets are intended to do." LINK

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