A review of influencing factors for policy interventions in the deployment of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage

Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) is a key negative emission technology considered by many integrated assessment models (IAMs) to achieve the 2℃ or 1.5℃ goals in the Paris Agreement. However, the technical feasibility and economic costs of BECCS in these IAMs have been widely debated...

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Main Authors: Xiaofan Xing, Yuankang Xiong, Rong Wang, Yuan Gao, Siqing Xu, Philippe Ciais, Thomas Gasser, Josep Penuelas, Jordi Sardans, Jianmin Chen, Tang Xu, Renhe Zhang
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Rong Wang
Yuan Gao
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Philippe Ciais
Thomas Gasser
Josep Penuelas
Jordi Sardans
Jianmin Chen
Tang Xu
Renhe Zhang
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Jianmin Chen
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Renhe Zhang
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description Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) is a key negative emission technology considered by many integrated assessment models (IAMs) to achieve the 2℃ or 1.5℃ goals in the Paris Agreement. However, the technical feasibility and economic costs of BECCS in these IAMs have been widely debated, which increases the uncertainty in the projection of climate change in the 21st century. Therefore, this paper reviews the latest understanding of BECCS. The key findings reveal the limitations of current models in projecting the capacity and costs of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), mainly due to insufficient consideration of ecological consequences, including availabilities of biomass and difficulties in the transportation of biomass and CO2. To reduce uncertainties in the capacity and costs of BECCS, it is urgently needed to apply spatially explicit method for estimating the life-cycle emissions and the complete cost items when deploying BECCS, optimize the network of biomass acquisition, power plants retrofitting and transportation of biomass and CO2, and represent the changes in the availability of biomass (for different types of bioenergy plants) under the impacts of climate change. This paper emphasizes the gap between the potential capacity of BECCS and the demand for BECCS that is needed to achieve the climate goals. Suggestion on policy interventions is provided to accelerate the application of BECCS from the aspects of economic tools, regulatory tools, and information tools. Deployment of BECCS could be accelerated to halt the rapid rise of global annual average temperature and reduce the risk of carbon lock-in from fossil-fuel supply infrastructure. As BECCS could play a key role in achieving ambitious climate targets, it is important to maintain a balance between environmental, social, and economic considerations in the Earth system under a high sustainability of development.
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spelling doaj-art-4fafdbcbc4ae4b2a9ae0b4fd9c9c29172024-12-13T11:09:29ZengElsevierNext Sustainability2949-82362024-01-014100040A review of influencing factors for policy interventions in the deployment of bioenergy with carbon capture and storageXiaofan Xing0Yuankang Xiong1Rong Wang2Yuan Gao3Siqing Xu4Philippe Ciais5Thomas Gasser6Josep Penuelas7Jordi Sardans8Jianmin Chen9Tang Xu10Renhe Zhang11Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, ChinaShanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, ChinaShanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China; Corresponding author.Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, ChinaLaboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, CEA CNRS UVSQ, Gif-sur-Yvette 91190, FranceLaboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, CEA CNRS UVSQ, Gif-sur-Yvette 91190, France; Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C), The Cyprus Institute, 20 Konstantinou Kavafi Street, Nicosia 2121, CyprusInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg 2361, AustriaCSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Bellaterra, Catalonia 08193, Spain; CREAF, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, SpainCSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Bellaterra, Catalonia 08193, Spain; CREAF, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, SpainShanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, ChinaDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China; IRDR International Center of Excellence on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather/Climate Extremes Impact and Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, ChinaDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China; IRDR International Center of Excellence on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather/Climate Extremes Impact and Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, ChinaBioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) is a key negative emission technology considered by many integrated assessment models (IAMs) to achieve the 2℃ or 1.5℃ goals in the Paris Agreement. However, the technical feasibility and economic costs of BECCS in these IAMs have been widely debated, which increases the uncertainty in the projection of climate change in the 21st century. Therefore, this paper reviews the latest understanding of BECCS. The key findings reveal the limitations of current models in projecting the capacity and costs of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), mainly due to insufficient consideration of ecological consequences, including availabilities of biomass and difficulties in the transportation of biomass and CO2. To reduce uncertainties in the capacity and costs of BECCS, it is urgently needed to apply spatially explicit method for estimating the life-cycle emissions and the complete cost items when deploying BECCS, optimize the network of biomass acquisition, power plants retrofitting and transportation of biomass and CO2, and represent the changes in the availability of biomass (for different types of bioenergy plants) under the impacts of climate change. This paper emphasizes the gap between the potential capacity of BECCS and the demand for BECCS that is needed to achieve the climate goals. Suggestion on policy interventions is provided to accelerate the application of BECCS from the aspects of economic tools, regulatory tools, and information tools. Deployment of BECCS could be accelerated to halt the rapid rise of global annual average temperature and reduce the risk of carbon lock-in from fossil-fuel supply infrastructure. As BECCS could play a key role in achieving ambitious climate targets, it is important to maintain a balance between environmental, social, and economic considerations in the Earth system under a high sustainability of development.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949823624000175Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)Integrated assessment models (IAMs)Negative emissionsSustainable development
spellingShingle Xiaofan Xing
Yuankang Xiong
Rong Wang
Yuan Gao
Siqing Xu
Philippe Ciais
Thomas Gasser
Josep Penuelas
Jordi Sardans
Jianmin Chen
Tang Xu
Renhe Zhang
A review of influencing factors for policy interventions in the deployment of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
Next Sustainability
Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)
Integrated assessment models (IAMs)
Negative emissions
Sustainable development
title A review of influencing factors for policy interventions in the deployment of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
title_full A review of influencing factors for policy interventions in the deployment of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
title_fullStr A review of influencing factors for policy interventions in the deployment of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
title_full_unstemmed A review of influencing factors for policy interventions in the deployment of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
title_short A review of influencing factors for policy interventions in the deployment of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
title_sort review of influencing factors for policy interventions in the deployment of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
topic Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)
Integrated assessment models (IAMs)
Negative emissions
Sustainable development
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949823624000175
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