Scientific models trust the land to soak up lots of CO₂ – the reality is a lot more messy

By O.l. Perkins, Research Associate, King's College London
Alexandra Deprez, Research Fellow, International Climate Governance, Iddri, Sciences Po
Kate Dooley, Research Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne

Is it possible to heat the planet to dangerous levels and then cool it down later? Economic models charting the world’s path to net zero emissions say yes.

Theoretically, the cheapest way to global decarbonisation is to delay cutting emissions to reach net zero and assume it will be possible to remove huge volumes of CO₂ from the atmosphere later. As the annual UN climate…

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