UPTAKE
“Bridging current knowledge gaps to enable the UPTAKE of carbon dioxide removal methods”
UPTAKE aims to carry out a systemic and integrated appraisal of a large portfolio of CDR methods and their interactions with decarbonization and sustainability strategies.
Project information
Website: https://cdr-uptake.eu
Duration: 2023-06–2027-05.
Funders: Horizon Europe, UK Research & Innovation, CH government
Activities include:
- Task 1.4 (non-modeling)
Scenario Explorer with spatial maps and regional policy and feasibility infographics.
- Work Package 3 (IIASA co-leading)
- Tasks 2.6/3.13.2
Full update of regional CDR costs, potentials, and other sustainablity limits for all CDR methods.
- Task 3.3
Implement changes in CDR effectiveness from climate feedbacks (link to RESCUE project). Involves model intercomparison.
- Task 3.4
Systems integration and CDR: effect on electricity, land, and material scarcity. Involves model intercomparison.
- Task 3.5
Regional dynamics & ‘fair’ CDR pathways: effect of regional limitations, institutional feasibility, and equity on carbon removals in net-zero CO2 and GHG scenarios. Involves model intercomparison.
- Work Package 5
- Task 5.2
Politically constrained pathways: pathways exploring political feasibility of market and regulatory regimes for CDR. Involves model intercomparison.
- Task 5.3
Sustainability and CDR: synergies and tradeoffs of CDR with SDGs. Involves model intercomparison.
IIASA roles:
Project lead: Matt Gidden.
Lead modeler: @ywpratama
Technical assistance: […]