Australia must set targets for amount of CO2 to be removed from our air, scientists say

Australian Academy of Science report says country is behind others in carbon dioxide removal and a nationally coordinated approach is urgently needed

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Australia should set targets for the amount of carbon dioxide that could be pulled permanently from the atmosphere using “carbon drawdown” techniques like tree planting and direct air capture, according to a report from the Australian Academy of Science.

A national coordinated approach is urgently needed to promote projects that remove carbon dioxide from the air, the report says, with a lack of policies seeing Australia fall behind other countries.