
Climate Change
To achieve climate-neutrality, the EU needs a carbon sink strategy. Here's why
To meet the EU's 2050 net-zero goal, reducing emissions is not enough. CO2 must be removed from the air using carbon sinks – but what is the best approach?
Oliver Geden is head of the European Union research division at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
To meet the EU's 2050 net-zero goal, reducing emissions is not enough. CO2 must be removed from the air using carbon sinks – but what is the best approach?
Whatever our temperature target, global emissions have to peak soon and decrease afterwards – all the way to zero.