What is this collection about?

The landscape of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is evolving rapidly through scientific and technological innovation and policy considerations. In order to honour the Paris climate agreement, it will be essential to have the best available information on risks and opportunities associated with carbon dioxide removal, as well as its up-scaling and deployment. Full consideration needs to be given to accountability as well as uncertainties in removal pathways and durability.

In this cross-journal collection from Communications Earth & Environment, Communications Sustainability, Nature, Nature Climate Change, Nature Geoscience, Nature Communications, npj clean energy, npj climate action, and npj environmental social sciences, we showcase articles that help with understanding how carbon dioxide removal can contribute to climate change mitigation. We welcome complementary submissions for editorial consideration by the participating journals.

Why is this collection important?

This is a cross-journal collection between Communications Earth & Environment, Communications Sustainability, Nature, Nature Climate Change, Nature Geoscience, Nature Communications, npj clean energy, npj climate action, and npj environmental social sciences. Authors are welcome to submit to any of the participating journals. All manuscripts published in the collection are hosted on a dedicated nature portfolio portal, giving articles high visibility beyond the journal they are published in.

Why submit to a collection?

Collections like this one help promote high-quality science. They are led by In-House Editors who are experts in their fields and supported by a dedicated team of Commissioning Editors and Managing Editors at Springer Nature. Collection manuscripts typically see higher citations, downloads, and Altmetric scores, and provide a one-stop-shop on a cutting-edge topic of interest.

Who is involved?

Communications Earth & Environment is edited by both in-house professional editors and Editorial Board Members. 

Guest editor for Communications Earth & Environment

Giulia Faucher, Phd, GEOMAR Helmholtz-Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany

Giulia Faucher is a marine scientist passionate about understanding how our oceans can help tackle climate change. She holds a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship and works as a postdoctoral researcher at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, within the Biogeochemical Processes group of the Biological Oceanography section.

Jay Fuhrman, PhD, Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and University of Maryland, USA

Jay Fuhrman is an Earth scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s (PNNL’s) Joint Global Change Research Institute. His research focuses on carbon management technology assessment including geologic carbon storage and carbon dioxide removal and utilization. He uses coupled energy-climate models to understand pathways to achieving net-zero emissions and their implications for global and regional land, water, and energy use.

Communications Sustainability is edited by both in-house professional editors and Editorial Board Members. 

Nature is edited by in-house professional editors.

Nature Communications is edited by in-house professional editors.

Nature Geoscience is edited by in-house professional editors.

Nature Climate Change is edited by in-house professional editors.

npj Climate Action is edited by a team of external academic editors.

npj Environmental Social Science is edited by a team of external academic editors.

npj Clean Energy is edited by a team of external academic editors.

Our editors work closely together to ensure the quality of our published papers and consistency in author experience.

How can I submit my paper?

• Visit the Collection page to find out more about this collection and submit your article.