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Reply to: Practical constraints on atmospheric methane removal

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replying to K. S. Lackner Nature Sustainability https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-0496-7 (2020)

As a pioneer of direct-air capture of CO2 (ref. 1), particularly in passive systems, Lackner is well positioned to comment2 on our proposal to remove methane (CH4) and other non-CO2 gases industrially from the atmosphere3. Here, we respond briefly to his points.

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  1. Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Robert B. Jackson, Christopher B. Field & Sam Abernethy

  2. Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Robert B. Jackson & Christopher B. Field

  3. Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Robert B. Jackson & Christopher B. Field

  4. Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Edward I. Solomon

  5. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Edward I. Solomon

  6. Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

    Josep G. Canadell

  7. Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Matteo Cargnello

  8. SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Matteo Cargnello

  9. Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Sam Abernethy

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Jackson, R.B., Solomon, E.I., Canadell, J.G. et al. Reply to: Practical constraints on atmospheric methane removal. Nat Sustain 3, 358–359 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-0498-5

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