New feed sources key to ambitious climate targets

New feed sources key to ambitious climate targets

Net carbon sinks capable of avoiding dangerous perturbation of the climate system and preventing ocean acidification have been identified, but they are likely to be limited by resource constraints (Nature 463:747-756, 2010). Land scarcity already creates tension between food security and bioenergy production, and this competition is likely to intensify as populations and the effects of climate ...

Exploring the Feasibility Frontier for Ambitious Climate Mitigation Targets in Germany

Can carbon cycle geoengineering be a useful complement to ambitious climate mitigation ?

Intentional climate modification at a global scale – geoengineering – would probably be very risky, and perhaps even dangerous. Many negative consequences of geoengineering have already been predicted [1,2], and it is very likely that there will be unforeseen environmental consequences that may only emerge after geoengineering is enacted [3]. Indeed, I have argued previously that the net impact...

Conquering climate change: The vital role of industrial biotechnology to meet Paris Agreement’s ambitious goals

The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference finally reached an historic, global agreement to reduce climate change the ‘Paris Agreement’. Reduction in emissions is a key issue for limiting global warming to no more than 2 C, and preferably to 1.5 C. The way to reach this goal involves many players and actions. It is obvious that industrial biotechnology can provide important tools in the ...

How to Negotiate Ambitious Global Emissions Abatement A Statement of Key Principles and an Explanatory Note

1 Peter Cramton is Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland and an expert on market design; Axel Ockenfels is Professor of Economics at the University of Cologne and Director of the Cologne Laboratory of Economic Research. Ockenfels thanks the German Science Foundation for support through the Leibniz program and the research unit “Design & Behavior” (FOR 1371). Steven Stoft consults...