To meet the UK’s net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050, it is clear that reducing
current and future emissions alone will not be enough. Even including efforts to capture CO2
emissions from power plants through carbon capture, usage and sequestration (CCUS), we
still urgently need to invest in ways to remove carbon already in the atmosphere in order to
meet our targets. Challenge prizes could support the rapid development of these negative
emissions technologies (NET), as well as nature based solutions (NBS) and other approaches
Challenge prizes for
negative emissions to help us achieve net zero.