Cutting emissions more, removing carbon less could save 33,000 U.S. lives yearly

Published in Nature Climate Change, new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds that reaching net-zero emissions by midcentury would substantially improve public health in the United States.

However, climate strategies that heavily depend on carbon dioxide removal are likely to lead to worse pollution, air quality and climate-related premature deaths than scenarios that prioritize direct emissions reductions and rely less on carbon dioxide removal (CDR). ...