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Lina Lefstad, photo.

Lina Lefstad

PhD student

Lina Lefstad, photo.

From the Rainforest to the Fjords : examining equity in carbon capture and storage climate policy

Author

  • Lina Lefstad
  • Natalia Rubiano Rivadeneira

Summary, in English

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is considered by some to be a critical climate change mitigation technology, and a key element in efforts to limit the global temperature increases in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Implementation of CCS in mitigation scenarios assumes that it provides cost-effective emission reductions, and/or can achieve negative emissions when combined with bioenergy. We conduct a comparative case study of Brazil and Norway, two countries that are leading efforts to accelerate the development and deployment of CCS, to assess how these countries justify their CCS policy choices with respect to equity concerns. The findings show that the current design of CCS mitigation technologies can lead to unjust outcomes, and fossil fuel lock-in. Nevertheless, CCS has uses that go beyond fossil fuel infrastructure, which can improve its climate change mitigation potential.

Department/s

  • LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)

Publishing year

2025

Language

English

Publication/Series

Climate Policy

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Energy Systems
  • Other Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Sciences

Keywords

  • Brazil
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • climate change mitigation
  • Equity
  • Norway

Status

Epub

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1469-3062