Experts: Why carbon removal needs a ‘major scale up’ to return warming to 1.5C

Researchers recently convened in Milan to discuss the urgent need for scaling up carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies. Experts emphasize that rapid deployment is essential to meet the Paris Agreement's 1.5C warming target by the end of the century.
Why it matters
Scaling CDR is considered a critical, albeit uncertain, component of global strategies to mitigate climate change and reach net-zero emissions.
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The article reports on scientific consensus and expert discussions regarding climate policy without taking a partisan stance.
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