Getting to Neutral: Options for Negative Carbon Emissions in California
Abstract
This report is an assessment of negative emissions pathways - ones that physically remove CO2 from the atmosphere - that can help California achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, or sooner. It integrates original research findings with current published research on three main pillars of negative emissions: natural and working lands, carbon capture from biomass conversion to fuels, and direct air capture. The focus and scope of this report is unique: it only addresses practices and technologies for removing carbon dioxide from the air. It also encompasses the entire breadth of strategies, from land management to the latest technological options, and it evaluates the cost of every step of the solution, from waste biomass collection to carbon dioxide transport and geologic storage. The methods are intended to be transparent; details of the calculations and underlying data are included in the report body and appendices. This study intentionally avoids any discussion of policies and does not include current incentives; it provides a range of options, tradeoffs and costs that can be used to inform future policies. The key finding of this report is that carbon neutrality is achievable.
- Authors:
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- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Negative Carbon Consulting, Half Moon Bay, CA (United States)
- Univ. of Calgary, AB (Canada)
- Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (Australia)
- Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA (United States)
- Georgetown Univ., Washington, DC (United States); Valence Strategic, Washington, DC (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Negative Carbon Consulting, Half Moon Bay, CA (United States); Univ. of Calgary, AB (Canada); Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (Australia); Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States); Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA (United States); Georgetown Univ., Washington, DC (United States); Valence Strategic, Washington, DC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1597217
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-TR-796100
997550
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY; energy conversion; energy biomass; engineering; energy
Citation Formats
Baker, Sarah E., Stolaroff, Joshuah K., Peridas, George, Pang, Simon H., Goldstein, Hannah M., Lucci, Felicia R., Li, Wenqin, Slessarev, Eric W., Pett-Ridge, Jennifer, Ryerson, Frederick J., Wagoner, Jeff L., Kirkendall, Whitney, Aines, Roger D., Sanchez, Daniel L., Cabiyo, Bodie, Baker, Joffre, McCoy, Sean, Uden, Sam, Runnebaum, Ron, Wilcox, Jennifer, Psarras, Peter C., Pilorge, Helene, McQueen, Noah, Maynard, Daniel, and McCormick, Colin. Getting to Neutral: Options for Negative Carbon Emissions in California. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.2172/1597217.
Baker, Sarah E., Stolaroff, Joshuah K., Peridas, George, Pang, Simon H., Goldstein, Hannah M., Lucci, Felicia R., Li, Wenqin, Slessarev, Eric W., Pett-Ridge, Jennifer, Ryerson, Frederick J., Wagoner, Jeff L., Kirkendall, Whitney, Aines, Roger D., Sanchez, Daniel L., Cabiyo, Bodie, Baker, Joffre, McCoy, Sean, Uden, Sam, Runnebaum, Ron, Wilcox, Jennifer, Psarras, Peter C., Pilorge, Helene, McQueen, Noah, Maynard, Daniel, & McCormick, Colin. Getting to Neutral: Options for Negative Carbon Emissions in California. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1597217
Baker, Sarah E., Stolaroff, Joshuah K., Peridas, George, Pang, Simon H., Goldstein, Hannah M., Lucci, Felicia R., Li, Wenqin, Slessarev, Eric W., Pett-Ridge, Jennifer, Ryerson, Frederick J., Wagoner, Jeff L., Kirkendall, Whitney, Aines, Roger D., Sanchez, Daniel L., Cabiyo, Bodie, Baker, Joffre, McCoy, Sean, Uden, Sam, Runnebaum, Ron, Wilcox, Jennifer, Psarras, Peter C., Pilorge, Helene, McQueen, Noah, Maynard, Daniel, and McCormick, Colin. 2020.
"Getting to Neutral: Options for Negative Carbon Emissions in California". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1597217. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1597217.
@article{osti_1597217,
title = {Getting to Neutral: Options for Negative Carbon Emissions in California},
author = {Baker, Sarah E. and Stolaroff, Joshuah K. and Peridas, George and Pang, Simon H. and Goldstein, Hannah M. and Lucci, Felicia R. and Li, Wenqin and Slessarev, Eric W. and Pett-Ridge, Jennifer and Ryerson, Frederick J. and Wagoner, Jeff L. and Kirkendall, Whitney and Aines, Roger D. and Sanchez, Daniel L. and Cabiyo, Bodie and Baker, Joffre and McCoy, Sean and Uden, Sam and Runnebaum, Ron and Wilcox, Jennifer and Psarras, Peter C. and Pilorge, Helene and McQueen, Noah and Maynard, Daniel and McCormick, Colin},
abstractNote = {This report is an assessment of negative emissions pathways - ones that physically remove CO2 from the atmosphere - that can help California achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, or sooner. It integrates original research findings with current published research on three main pillars of negative emissions: natural and working lands, carbon capture from biomass conversion to fuels, and direct air capture. The focus and scope of this report is unique: it only addresses practices and technologies for removing carbon dioxide from the air. It also encompasses the entire breadth of strategies, from land management to the latest technological options, and it evaluates the cost of every step of the solution, from waste biomass collection to carbon dioxide transport and geologic storage. The methods are intended to be transparent; details of the calculations and underlying data are included in the report body and appendices. This study intentionally avoids any discussion of policies and does not include current incentives; it provides a range of options, tradeoffs and costs that can be used to inform future policies. The key finding of this report is that carbon neutrality is achievable.},
doi = {10.2172/1597217},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1597217},
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place = {United States},
year = {2020},
month = {1}
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