Concerns and questions about carbon dioxide removal technologies

Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

5-2026

Abstract

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies are increasingly positioned as essential tools for meeting global climate targets, yet their development and potential deployment raise a complex set of technical, moral, social, and political concerns and questions. These issues are often discussed in isolation, with technical and scientific debates proceeding independently of moral and sociopolitical scrutiny, and vice versa. This article offers an integrated review of CDR that brings these distinct concerns and questions together in one place. It notes scientific and technical challenges alongside moral, social, and political ones. By placing these issues together, the article provides a more complete picture for evaluating CDR research, development, and deployment.

Discipline

Environmental Policy | Environmental Sciences

Areas of Excellence

Digital transformation

Publication

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

First Page

1

Last Page

14

ISSN

1757-7780

Identifier

10.1002/wcc.70063

Publisher

Wiley

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.70063

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