Considering sustainability thresholds for BECCS in IPCC and biodiversity assessments

The majority of scenarios that meet the goals of the Paris agreements exceed sustainability and precautionary thresholds in land, biodiversity and BECCS potentials. Risks may be best avoided by demand‐side driven rapid decarbonization and less land‐intensive carbon dioxide removal technologies.

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Global change biology. Bioenergy 2021-04, Vol.13 (4), p.510-515
Main Authors:	Creutzig, Felix, Erb, Karl‐Heinz, Haberl, Helmut, Hof, Christian, Hunsberger, Carol, Roe, Stephanie
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Agricultural economics BECCS Biodiversity Carbon dioxide Climate change Climate change mitigation Emissions Energy crops Energy demand Environmental degradation Evaluation Forests Fossil fuels Greenhouse gases Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC Land degradation Land use livelihood Renewable energy Sustainability sustainable
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