Deploying carbon dioxide removal options at the urban scale could not only make a substantial contribution to the global mitigation of climate change but could also have large potential mitigation and adaptation co-benefits. However, upscaling at the global scale is constrained by numerous uncertainties, economic barriers and governance issues.
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This is a summary of: Rodriguez Mendez, Q. et al. Assessing global urban CO2 removal. Nat. Cities https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00069-x (2024).
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Cities as carbon sinks can also provide additional mitigation and adaptation co-benefits. Nat Cities (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00070-4
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