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Matthew Gidden
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Scientist studying climate & energy and lover of disc sports. Research Professor @ctrglobsust.bsky.social. Senior Research Scholar @IIASA.ac.at. Personal account; Views are my own.
Colleagues - the EGU call for abstracts is now open

For scholars working on topics related to #CDR - I encourage you to send contributions for our session on "Carbon Dioxide Removal in Climate Mitigation Strategies: Potentials, Limits, and Risks"

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Call for abstracts to the EGU26 General Assembly now open!
<p>The EGU General Assembly 2026 (3 - 8 May) will bring together geoscientists from all over the world for an hybrid format meeting, combining both on-site and virtual elements for posters, orals and ...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Reposted by Matthew Gidden
How much CO2 can we store in geological deposits to "turn down" the temperature from our fossil-fuel emissions?

Matt Gidden et al. assessed the potentials, and the @iiasa.ac.at #ScenarioServices team & @quantstack.bsky.social developed interactive maps!
👉 cdr.apps.ece.iiasa.ac.at/story/pruden...
September 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Reposted by Matthew Gidden
Here is the starter pack you have all been waiting for:

IPCC AR7 Scientists

(the scientists that will write the next assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for the next few years)

Thanks @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social

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September 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Reposted by Matthew Gidden
NEW – Guest post: How the role of carbon storage has been hugely overestimated | @gidden.bsky.social @joerirogelj.bsky.social

Read here: buff.ly/QY7LyJ8
Guest post: How the role of carbon storage has been hugely overestimated - Carbon Brief
Removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere is widely expected to play a key role in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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September 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Our paper is out today in @nature.com where we assess a Prudent Planetary Limit for Geologic Carbon Storage:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage - Nature
A risk-based, spatially explicit analysis of carbon storage in sedimentary basins establishes a prudent planetary limit of around 1,460 Gt of geological carbon storage, which requires making explicit ...
www.nature.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM