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Alexandra Endres

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EU-Agrarpolitik: So wird sie klimagerecht

Auf der Grünen Woche wird auch über mehr Klimaschutz in der Landwirtschaft debattiert. Doch die Emissionen des Sektors zu senken, ist schwer. Die Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik der EU bleibt hinter den Notwendigkeiten zurück. Fachleute sagen, was sich ändern müsste.

Von Alexandra Endres

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EU agricultural policy: how to make it climate-friendly

More climate action in the agricultural sector is also a topic at the International Green Week. But reducing emissions from the sector proves difficult. The EU's Common Agricultural Policy does not deliver what is needed. Experts explain what needs to change.

Von Alexandra Endres

The worlds largest direct air capture and storage plant that permanently removes CO from the air has opened in Iceland. Run by Swiss company Climeworks, Orca sucks carbon dioxide directly from the air and buries it as rocks deep underground, using technology from Climeworks Icelandic partner Carbfix. Orca has the capacity to remove 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere this way each year. The number equates roughly the emissions from 870 cars or 9,281 consumed barrels of oil, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency greenhouse gas calculator. The Orca plant is located in Hellisheidi, Iceland, adjacent to Icelandic energy company ON Power s geothermal power plant, and is entirely run on this rene PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxUKxFRA Copyright: xx 50626631
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CDR: high hopes, hardly any clue

To meet the Paris climate targets, carbon dioxide must be removed from the atmosphere. But many carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods are still in their infancy. Scientists are now urging policymakers to quickly devise a plan to promote negative emissions.

Von Alexandra Endres

The worlds largest direct air capture and storage plant that permanently removes CO from the air has opened in Iceland. Run by Swiss company Climeworks, Orca sucks carbon dioxide directly from the air and buries it as rocks deep underground, using technology from Climeworks Icelandic partner Carbfix. Orca has the capacity to remove 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere this way each year. The number equates roughly the emissions from 870 cars or 9,281 consumed barrels of oil, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency greenhouse gas calculator. The Orca plant is located in Hellisheidi, Iceland, adjacent to Icelandic energy company ON Power s geothermal power plant, and is entirely run on this rene PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxUKxFRA Copyright: xx 50626631
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CDR: Große Hoffnung, wenig Plan

Für die Klimaziele von Paris muss CO2 aus der Atmosphäre entfernt werden. Doch viele Verfahren beim Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) sind noch ganz am Anfang. Wissenschaftler fordern jetzt: Die Politik muss dringend einen Plan für die Förderung der negativen Emissionen entwickeln.

Von Alexandra Endres