Science & engineering
Carbon Removal
By Howard J. Herzog, senior research engineer at the MIT Energy Initiative, and Niall Mac Dowell
MIT Press · 2025
In "Carbon Removal," Herzog and MacDowell discuss how technology and policy can come together to help us reach "net-zero" climate targets. The authors explore the rapidly evolving world of carbon dioxide removal (CDR), presenting the technological pathways of enhancing the land sink, biomass-based carbon capture and storage, engineered removal methods, and ocean-based carbon removal. They also discuss barriers facing CDR as well as ethical implications of this process.
From Summer 2026 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News). Cover image via Google Books.
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