{"id":482890,"date":"2024-07-10T14:17:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T12:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=482890"},"modified":"2024-07-10T14:17:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T12:17:17","slug":"climate-ambitions-require-more-than-trees-netherlands-must-intensify-carbon-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/climate-ambitions-require-more-than-trees-netherlands-must-intensify-carbon-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate ambitions require more than trees: Netherlands must intensify carbon removal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Netherlands must actively remove CO\u2082 from the atmosphere to limit global warming. This goes beyond planting trees, says the Scientific Climate Council (WKR) in an opinion<\/a>. The council suggests that technologies for permanent CO\u2082 removal should be used. These methods are essential for sectors such as agriculture and aviation that are not quickly becoming climate-neutral. Despite the cost, space, and energy requirements, experts warn of the high price of inaction. The opinion emphasizes the need for rapid government action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why this is important: <\/h2>

The Scientific Climate Council (WKR) has made a clear call to the Dutch government: there must be more investment in carbon removal technologies. These technologies are indispensable to achieve the Netherlands’ climate goals for 2050. It is an ambitious call, given that agriculture and aviation, two key sectors of the Dutch economy, are unlikely to be climate-neutral by then.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Beatrix Bos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Emerging technology: promising but costly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Beatrix Bos is a project manager and impact creator at Carbyon. Carbyon aims to directly capture CO\u2082 from the air, an affordable and scalable technology. “For us, the report’s conclusion does not surprise us. In all scenarios of IPCC reports (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, ed.), CO\u2082 removal plays a role. Trees and biomass can help, but it is difficult to deploy them on a large scale. Trees grow slowly; exact forest management is needed. With a few kilograms of our material, we can capture more than 100 times as much.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is CO2<\/sub> removal? <\/h2>

The removal of CO\u2082 from the atmosphere is a long-term sequestration. This can be done temporarily by storing CO\u2082 in forests, soil, or products. Rather, you want to store CO\u2082 permanently, such as deep underground and in rocks.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What is new, however, is the scale on which WKR is now announcing that CO\u2082 removal from the air is to take place. “It is now explicitly mentioned that the Netherlands should fully commit to Direct Air Capture technology, which is surprising.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Direct Air Capture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology is one of the promising technologies<\/a> for CO\u2082 removal. It involves extracting CO\u2082 directly from the atmosphere for underground storage. Carbyon hopes to deploy DAC technology at a cost under \u20ac100 per ton of CO\u2082.<\/a> Their Air Processing Units (APUs) are compact and affordable, which could be very attractive for the Netherlands, given the limited space available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, attracting financing and creating a favorable market remain challenges. Hans de Neve, CEO of Carbyon, previously emphasized<\/a> that it is not the technology that poses a challenge, but finding the necessary financing and stimulating demand. This underscores the crucial role of the Dutch government in making these technologies financially viable, empowering them to take the necessary steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WKR’s advice can help. Bos: “It is a realization: we have to invest to give the technology a chance. Governments and policymakers must indicate that they want to invest in carbon capture systems as they do with wind farms. Moreover, a lot of money is still needed to properly develop and scale up the technology.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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The race against climate change: innovative techniques for CO2 storage<\/div>
Direct Air Capture (DAC) technologies extract CO2 directly from the atmosphere and store it in deep geological formations. <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

The balance between reduction and removal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is crucial to balance reducing and removing carbon emissions from the atmosphere. While the WFD emphasizes that emissions reduction is the highest priority<\/a>, it is clear that specific sectors cannot become sustainable fast enough to meet the climate goals set. As a result, removal is necessary and must be developed quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dutch government is advised to start a procurement program for permanent carbon removal and to cooperate more intensively with EU member states. This could accelerate the development of technologies and spread the costs over several countries. The emphasis here is not on finding an excuse to continue CO\u2082 emissions, but to make a real contribution to a climate-neutral future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Race against the clock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Time is running out to bring CO\u2082 removal to the required scale. The electricity supply is expected to be climate-neutral by around 2040, but agriculture and aviation are still likely to emit CO\u2082 by 2050. According to WKR’s report, the focus should be on maximizing emissions reductions in all sectors while also offsetting the inevitable residual emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WKR cautions against competition between carbon removal and emissions reduction. A strict limit on residual emissions from sectors such as aviation and agriculture can ensure that offset targets remain achievable. Bos: “Removing CO\u2082 from the air is not a holy grail. Hans (de Neve, ed.) often compares it to a tap that is open. The water is at our lips; we need to mop up as well as turn off the tap. DAC can help with the mopping, but initiatives to make processes greener and cleaner are indispensable.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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Carbyon finds missing piece of the puzzle: Breakthrough process achieves ultra-low energy demand<\/div>
Carbyon, a Dutch company pioneering Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology, has achieved a significant breakthrough. <\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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