Carbon dioxide removal: the tech that is polarising climate science

For some, CDR is crucial to staying below 1.5C. Others say it should not even be on the table. Why is it so controversial?John Kerry: relying on technology to remove carbon dioxide is 'dangerous'For some scientists, they are the inevitable next stage of staving off the existential threat of climate chaos. For others, they should not even be talked about.Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies, which provide a means of sucking carbon out of the atmosphere, are one of the hottest areas of climate research, but also the most controversial. Continue reading...