Sean Low
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: How are oil and gas firms integrating carbon dioxide removal into their climate strategies?
How are oil and gas firms integrating carbon dioxide removal into their climate strategies? Open
We question whether the oil and gas sector can be relied upon to take the lead in upscaling carbon dioxide removal (CDR). Analyzing the annual reports and sustainability documents published in 2024 by the 12 oil and gas firms that are part…
View article: Breaking Barriers with Patterns: New Tools for Integrating Distributional Justice into Global Mitigation Scenarios
Breaking Barriers with Patterns: New Tools for Integrating Distributional Justice into Global Mitigation Scenarios Open
Global mitigation scenarios allocate resources in ways that align with specific climate targets under varying assumptions. These allocations inevitably raise questions of distributional justice. With scenarios becoming a major tool for glo…
View article: Expert perspectives on incorporating justice considerations into integrated assessment modelling
Expert perspectives on incorporating justice considerations into integrated assessment modelling Open
There is growing criticism aimed towards global integrated assessment models (IAMs) and an ongoing academic debate on how justice considerations can be incorporated in those models. By relying on 39 interviews with a multidisciplinary grou…
View article: Drivers and attitudes of public support for technological solutions to climate change in 30 countries
Drivers and attitudes of public support for technological solutions to climate change in 30 countries Open
Some experts contend that addressing global climate challenges requires consideration of technologies such as Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and, possibly, Solar Radiation Modification (SRM). Previous studies, primarily centered on the OECD …
View article: Beyond the new normal for sustainability: transformative operations and supply chain management for negative emissions
Beyond the new normal for sustainability: transformative operations and supply chain management for negative emissions Open
Purpose This paper aims to explore three operations and supply chain management (OSCM) approaches for meeting the 2 °C targets to counteract climate change: adaptation (adjusting to climatic impacts); mitigation (innovating towards low-car…
View article: Public perceptions on solar geoengineering from focus groups in 22 countries
Public perceptions on solar geoengineering from focus groups in 22 countries Open
Solar geoengineering maintains a vocal presence as a stop-gap measure in assessments of climate and sustainability action. In this paper, we map prospective benefits and risks, and corresponding governance approaches, regarding three major…
View article: Like diamonds in the sky? Public perceptions, governance, and information framing of solar geoengineering activities in Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States
Like diamonds in the sky? Public perceptions, governance, and information framing of solar geoengineering activities in Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States Open
Solar geoengineering (also known as solar radiation modification) is garnering more attention (and controversy) among media and policymakers in response to the impacts of climate change. Such debates have become more prominent following th…
View article: An earth system governance research agenda for carbon removal
An earth system governance research agenda for carbon removal Open
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) – the creation, enhancement, and upscaling of carbon sinks – has become a pillar of national and corporate commitments towards Net Zero emissions, as well as pathways towards realizing the Paris Agreement's amb…
View article: Boundary Work in Solar Geoengineering Assessment and Experiments
Boundary Work in Solar Geoengineering Assessment and Experiments Open
Solar geoengineering is a technocratic and polarized conversation. There is a tug-of-war over what can be known about solar geoengineering – its balance of benefits vs. risks, and by extension, whether it should be integrated into climate …
View article: Coral reefs, cloud forests and radical climate interventions in Australia’s Wet Tropics and Great Barrier Reef
Coral reefs, cloud forests and radical climate interventions in Australia’s Wet Tropics and Great Barrier Reef Open
Given the inadequacy of current patterns of climate mitigation, calls for rapid climate protection are beginning to explore and endorse potentially radical options. Based on fieldwork involving original expert interviews (N = 23) and exten…
View article: Actors, legitimacy, and governance challenges facing negative emissions and solar geoengineering technologies
Actors, legitimacy, and governance challenges facing negative emissions and solar geoengineering technologies Open
Institutional theory, behavioral science, sociology and even political science all emphasize the importance of actors in achieving social change. Despite this salience, the actors involved in researching, promoting, or deploying negative e…
View article: Beyond climate stabilization: Exploring the perceived sociotechnical co-impacts of carbon removal and solar geoengineering
Beyond climate stabilization: Exploring the perceived sociotechnical co-impacts of carbon removal and solar geoengineering Open
The scientific literature on the co-impacts of low-carbon energy systems—positive and negative side effects—has focused intently on climate mitigation, or climate adaptation. It has not systematically examined the prospective co-impacts of…
View article: Examining the synergies and tradeoffs of net-zero climate protection with the Sustainable Development Goals
Examining the synergies and tradeoffs of net-zero climate protection with the Sustainable Development Goals Open
This article discusses and illuminates the synergies and jeopardies or tradeoffs that exist between the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and net-zero or future climate protection options such as greenhouse gas removal (GGR) technolo…
View article: Climate policy for a net-zero future: ten recommendations for Direct Air Capture
Climate policy for a net-zero future: ten recommendations for Direct Air Capture Open
Direct Air Capture with Carbon Storage (DACCS) technologies represent one of the most significant potential tools for tackling climate change by making net-zero and net-negative emissions achievable, as deemed necessary in reports from the…