Strategy for NOAA Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Research: A White Paper documenting a potential NOAA CDR Science Strategy as an element of NOAA’s Climate Interventions Portfolio

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• Personal Author:
  Cross, Jessica N. ; Sweeney, Colm ; Jewett, Elizabeth B. ; Feely, Richard A. ; McElhany, Paul ; Carter, Brendan ; Stein, Theo ; Kitch, Gabriella D. ; Gledhill, Dwight K.
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; PMEL (Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory) ; OAP (Ocean Acidification Program) ; GML (Global Monitoring Laboratory) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NWFSC (Northwest Fisheries Science Center) ; CICOES (Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies)
• Description:
  This document is intended to serve as a reference for exploration of carbon removal research at NOAA. The report was drafted by authors from across NOAA to provide strategic direction to relevant labs and programs in multiple line offices. The goal has been to assemble as much information as possible in order to facilitate conversations about Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) at a high level within the agency. This document will be used to develop an implementation plan for CDR research at NOAA in the event that Congress instructs the agency to engage in this emerging research front.
  
  This report does not endorse any specific CDR activity, technique, or application. Rather, it is similar to recent reports released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (NASEM); the Department of Energy; and the Energy Futures Initiatives, which note that more research is necessary. This report also does not compare or contrast nature-based and engineered CDR techniques focused on emissions reductions, such as carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). The goal is to explore NOAA’s role in assessing negative emissions strategies, which are techniques that remove carbon directly from the atmosphere and marine systems.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Atmospheric Science Carbon Dioxide Mitigation Climate Change Atmospheric Science Carbon Dioxide Mitigation Climate Change
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/gzke-8730
• Format:
  PDF
• Document Type:
  White Paper
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8668fee4ba62f9b3d1a1df9f9cdb352f2f0093d750e0285035b92e9d35b6d0fc
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/52072/noaa_52072_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 43.97 MB ]