Sharing emissions and removals for meeting the Paris Agreement through a distributive and corrective justice lens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15548878 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mingyu Li (0009-0001-1018-0944, Tsinghua University, corresponding author), Rui Wang (0000-0001-7155-3356, Tsinghua University, corresponding author), Xinzhu Zheng (0000-0003-2329-4593), Xuan Zheng (0000-0002-3890-2312, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, corresponding author), Can Wang (0000-0003-3759-3543, State Council of the People's Republic of China, corresponding author), Joeri Rogelj (0000-0003-2056-9061, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 104028-104028 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/adff2e |
| OpenAlex | W4413642772 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 55 |
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is critical for achieving net-zero and net-negative CO 2 emissions that can halt and potentially reverse global warming, respectively. However, reliable CDR is still costly and comes with considerable technological and ecological uncertainties. Despite the centrality of equity in the Paris Agreement, no integrated framework exists to equitably allocate responsibilities for CDR and residual emissions among countries. Here, we present a justice-based framework that separates out ethical considerations for equitably allocating gross emissions and gross CDR, addressing how these contributions shift before and after reaching global net-zero CO 2 emissions. The framework distinguishes between CDR delivered as a common good to reach a collective global climate outcome, and CDR that is used to pay off carbon debts due to emissions overconsumption. We offer a new perspective for how nations with substantial historical responsibilities and emerging economies with increasing capacities can collaborate and equitably share the CDR burden, enhancing both international cooperation and national-level climate action
Agreement · Distributive justice · Economic Justice · Lens (geology · Optics · Physics · Political science · Through-the-lens metering · Climate Change and Geoengineering · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Environmental law and policy · Environmental Science · Law · Philosophy
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| Highly cited | No |