Atmospheric methane removal: a research agenda
Atmospheric methane removal (e.g. in situ methane oxidation to carbon dioxide) may be needed to offset continued methane release and limit the global warming contribution of this potent greenhouse gas. Because mitigating most anthropogenic emissions of methane is uncertain this century, and sudden m...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rsta.2020.0454 2024-09-09T19:24:25+00:00 Atmospheric methane removal: a research agenda Jackson, Robert B. Abernethy, Sam Canadell, Josep G. Cargnello, Matteo Davis, Steven J. Féron, Sarah Fuss, Sabine Heyer, Alexander J. Hong, Chaopeng Jones, Chris D. Damon Matthews, H. O'Connor, Fiona M. Pisciotta, Maxwell Rhoda, Hannah M. de Richter, Renaud Solomon, Edward I. Wilcox, Jennifer L. Zickfeld, Kirsten Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2020.0454 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsta.2020.0454 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsta.2020.0454 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences volume 379, issue 2210, page 20200454 ISSN 1364-503X 1471-2962 journal-article 2021 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2020.0454 2024-08-12T04:27:49Z Atmospheric methane removal (e.g. in situ methane oxidation to carbon dioxide) may be needed to offset continued methane release and limit the global warming contribution of this potent greenhouse gas. Because mitigating most anthropogenic emissions of methane is uncertain this century, and sudden methane releases from the Arctic or elsewhere cannot be excluded, technologies for methane removal or oxidation may be required. Carbon dioxide removal has an increasingly well-established research agenda and technological foundation. No similar framework exists for methane removal. We believe that a research agenda for negative methane emissions—‘removal' or atmospheric methane oxidation—is needed. We outline some considerations for such an agenda here, including a proposed Methane Removal Model Intercomparison Project (MR-MIP). This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Rising methane: is warming feeding warming? (part 1)'. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Global warming The Royal Society Arctic Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 379 2210 20200454 |
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Atmospheric methane removal (e.g. in situ methane oxidation to carbon dioxide) may be needed to offset continued methane release and limit the global warming contribution of this potent greenhouse gas. Because mitigating most anthropogenic emissions of methane is uncertain this century, and sudden methane releases from the Arctic or elsewhere cannot be excluded, technologies for methane removal or oxidation may be required. Carbon dioxide removal has an increasingly well-established research agenda and technological foundation. No similar framework exists for methane removal. We believe that a research agenda for negative methane emissions—‘removal' or atmospheric methane oxidation—is needed. We outline some considerations for such an agenda here, including a proposed Methane Removal Model Intercomparison Project (MR-MIP). This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Rising methane: is warming feeding warming? (part 1)'. |
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Jackson, Robert B. Abernethy, Sam Canadell, Josep G. Cargnello, Matteo Davis, Steven J. Féron, Sarah Fuss, Sabine Heyer, Alexander J. Hong, Chaopeng Jones, Chris D. Damon Matthews, H. O'Connor, Fiona M. Pisciotta, Maxwell Rhoda, Hannah M. de Richter, Renaud Solomon, Edward I. Wilcox, Jennifer L. Zickfeld, Kirsten |
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Jackson, Robert B. Abernethy, Sam Canadell, Josep G. Cargnello, Matteo Davis, Steven J. Féron, Sarah Fuss, Sabine Heyer, Alexander J. Hong, Chaopeng Jones, Chris D. Damon Matthews, H. O'Connor, Fiona M. Pisciotta, Maxwell Rhoda, Hannah M. de Richter, Renaud Solomon, Edward I. Wilcox, Jennifer L. Zickfeld, Kirsten Atmospheric methane removal: a research agenda |
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Jackson, Robert B. Abernethy, Sam Canadell, Josep G. Cargnello, Matteo Davis, Steven J. Féron, Sarah Fuss, Sabine Heyer, Alexander J. Hong, Chaopeng Jones, Chris D. Damon Matthews, H. O'Connor, Fiona M. Pisciotta, Maxwell Rhoda, Hannah M. de Richter, Renaud Solomon, Edward I. Wilcox, Jennifer L. Zickfeld, Kirsten |
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Atmospheric methane removal: a research agenda |
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