A new Stanford University initiative aims to overcome barriers to large-scale deployment of tech that can pull planet-warming gases from the atmosphere.
While investment is growing, removal is in its infancy, and the viability of massive commercial deployment is unclear.They include direct air capture and ways of speeding CO2 uptake inMajumdar offered a sobering way to think about annual gigaton-scale removal.This illuminates the need for a "new industrial base" that must be envisioned up front.The effort starts with coming up with ideas for overcoming gaps needed to achieve scale.
Majumdar then envisions convening people from other universities, nonprofits, industry, policymakers and more, to vet the work. The goal: a "shared hypothesis of plausible pathways" and knowledge gaps, and then publishing the findings in an academic journal or elsewhere. And they would not just gather dust, either — he sees it forming the basis for real-world work and funding.Hiring more staff and finding outside partners and funding from foundations, industry or other actors.
Future "flagship destinations" could address areas like climate adaptation and protecting marine ecosystems.
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