Rapid scale-up of negative emissions technologies: social barriers and social implications

Climatic Change

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 155-167

  Buck, Holly Jean ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

BECCS; Carbon dioxide removal; Direct air capture; Food systems; Negative emissions

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FORESTRY; GLOBAL WARMING; LAND USE; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

AIR CAPTURES; BARRIERS TO ADOPTION; BECCS; CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL; FOOD SYSTEM; SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; FIELDWORK; FOOD PROCESSING; GLOBAL WARMING; POLICY MAKING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE DE PARIS;

EID: 84982126103     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: 15731480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-016-1770-6     Document Type: Article

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