Getting to Neutral: Options for Negative Carbon Emissions in California
Options for Negative Carbon Emissions in California
Sarah Baker, Deputy Group Leader, from Lawrence Livermore National Lab presented an Overview of California Negative Emissions Report.
To achieve its goal of being carbon-neutral by 2045, California has an opportunity to lead the world in developing and investing in solutions to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This means that California must continue on its path to decarbonizing its economy by transitioning to renewable sources of energy and fuel. However, current models predict that these measures alone will not be sufficient to completely decarbonize California’s economy; residual emissions from transportation, in particular, will be difficult to eliminate completely in 25 years. California can counteract these residual emissions with negative emissions: utilizing practices and technologies that directly remove carbon dioxide from the air.
