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Concerns and Questions About Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies are increasingly positioned as essential tools for meeting global climate targets, yet their development and potential deployment raise a complex set of technical, moral, social, and political concerns and questions. These issues are often discussed in isolation, with technical and scientific debates proceeding independently of moral and sociopolitical scrutiny, and vice versa. This article offers an integrated review of CDR that brings these distinct concerns and questions together in one place. It notes scientific and technical challenges alongside moral, social, and political ones. By placing these issues together, the article provides a more complete picture for evaluating CDR research, development, and deployment. This article is categorized under: Climate, Nature, and Ethics > Ethics and Climate Change

Source: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change

DOI: 10.1002/wcc.70063

Author: Joshua Luczak

Institution: Singapore Management University

Language: English

Topic: Climate Change and Geoengineering

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $5,450