WONDER! as the Climate Change Authority tries to reset the debate on Carbon Dioxide Removal and how to do it well. GASP! in horror at the strained metaphors your intrepid hosts deploy to describe carbon sequestration.
Newly informed and inspired by generous listener survey responses, LMSU bullseyes the 1 hour median YOU demanded! That’s the power of data.
Carbon Leakage Corner:
This ep we start with the Australian Government’s Carbon Leakage Review, which has found its supreme commander in the form of universally respected ANU boffin Prof Frank Jotzo. Somehow Tennant discusses this without CBAM taking over the whole episode.
Our main paper:
… is the Climate Change Authority’s April 2023 “Reduce, remove and store: The role of carbon sequestration in accelerating Australia’s decarbonisation”
It’s a thought provoking one with plenty of policy ideas for lifting the quality, readiness and deployment of sequestration without de-prioritising emissions cuts. And it marks an evolution in CCA thinking beyond the old paradigm of “a tonne is a tonne”.
🎶 A lot of T’s and C’s apply, as DACCS goes by...🎶
You may want to pre-listen to Episode 18 of LMSU, on 'The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal' global report, which sets out a lot of the science and problems to which the CCA is providing policy responses.
One more things:
Alison’s One More Thing is an ill wind that blows no good in the UK
Tennant’s One More Thing is the 7th Australia-China High-Level Dialogue
Luke’s One More Thing is Ron Ben-David’s latest paper - a selection of more specific solutions to the issues with Australian energy market governance raised last episode by the Notorious RBD. Plus a handy write up of both by Ben Potter in the Fin!
Another episode sequestered, but for how long? Watch for podcast leakage, vigilant Summerupperers, and send further thoughts and papers to mailbag@letmesumup.net or via @LukeMenzel, @TennantReed, @alison_reeve and @FrankieMuskovic.