Sara Nawaz, Duncan McLaren, Holly Caggiano, Andrew Dana Hudson & Celina Scott-Buechler
Holly Caggiano (a CERC member from UBC Planning & Public Policy, Rutgers’ Bloustein School) and her co-authors published an article in the prestigious journal — Climate Policy, entitled “Carbon removal for a just transition” (PDF).
Key policy insights
- Carbon removal can – and must – be part of a just transition.
- As a nascent carbon removal sector emerges, the status quo trajectory suggests significant need for political economic reorientation to align with principles of a just transition.
- Radical policy ideas worth exploring further include: purchasing pools to replace offset markets; government support for public and community carbon removal providers; broad and independent public deliberation; and a global reparations fund.