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Author:   Marian Krüger ,  Benedict Probst
Publisher:   Campus Verlag
Imprint:   Campus Verlag
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783593520650

ISBN 10:   3593520656
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   04 July 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 I THE RACE TO NET ZERO 1 THE PATH TO NET ZERO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 The World of Tomorrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Net Zero? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 What Makes an Ambitious Climate Target? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The Race to Zero with SBTi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 SBTi is Not Perfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Why Some U.S. Companies Are Still Struggling with SBTi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 2 THE CARBON CREDIT JUNGLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 How the Voluntary Carbon Market Came to Be . . . . . . . . . 40 How Carbon Crediting Projects Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 What Is Going Wrong in the Voluntary Carbon Market? . 45 Different Types of Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Carbon Credits for Net Zero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 To Achieve Net Zero, We Need Carbon Removal . . . . . . . . 52 The Way Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 II CARBON REMOVAL 3 OVERVIEW OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CARBON REMOVAL METHODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 One World, Two Cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 4 LETTING NATURE DO THE HEAVY LIFTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Afforestation/Reforestation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Regenerative Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Peatlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Biomass Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Blue Carbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 5 LENDING NATURE A HELPING HAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Enhanced Weathering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Biochar Carbon Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 6 ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS FROM BIOENERGY TO CO2 SCRUBBERS . 123 Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 CO2 Storage I – Geological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 CO2 Storage II – In Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 III FIRST STEPS 7 HOW DO I GET GOING? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Diversifiers and Purists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Key Principles for Making Purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Decision-Making Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 How to Get Going . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Communication Is Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 8 SECURE, FAIR AND AFFORDABLE CARBON REMOVAL – BEYOND THE COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 How We Can Make Carbon Removal Safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 How We Can Make Carbon Removal Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 How We Can Make Carbon Removal Affordable . . . . . . . . 181 EPILOGUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 A Long Road Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Global Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 SOURCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 ABOUT THE AUTHORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

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Marian Krüger is the founder and director of Remove, an organization that supports European carbon removal start-ups. Previously, she headed the Sustainability in Business Lab at ETH Zurich, advised industrial companies and public institutions on decarbonization, and founded a successful solar start-up. Benedict Probst is a research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition and a Fellow at Cambridge University. Previously, he worked in the Group for Sustainability and Technology at ETH Zurich.

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