Governing a Mirage? False Promises of Negative Emissions Technologies
Language
en
Article de revue
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Carbon and Climate Law Review. 2019, vol. 13, n° 2, p. 104-112
Lexxion
English Abstract
By deconstructing the discourse on the inevitability of negative emissions technologies to meet the 2°C target contained in the Paris agreement, showing in particular how this technological promise is framed as a ‘technofix’, ...Read more >
By deconstructing the discourse on the inevitability of negative emissions technologies to meet the 2°C target contained in the Paris agreement, showing in particular how this technological promise is framed as a ‘technofix’, this paper challenges the literature actively promoting NETs. Not only is the promise refuted by the numerous problems generated by NETs implementation, but the risk of undermining ongoing mitigation efforts cannot be significantly reduced by governance designing. Alternative pathways for effective mitigation which rely on significant societal change are both possible and meaningful.Read less <
English Keywords
Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs)
Technological promise
Economic
Climate change
Governance
Geoengineering
Origin
Hal imported