How are oil and gas firms integrating carbon dioxide removal into their climate strategies?
石油・ガス企業は二酸化炭素除去を気候戦略にどのように統合しているか？ (AI 翻訳)
Lamb, William F., Low, Sean, Gordon, Leo Michael, Mattila, Maisa
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日本語
OGCI加盟の12社の2024年の報告書を分析。全社が実質ゼロ目標を掲げるが、CDRの規模拡大計画は曖昧で、プロジェクト単位の断片的な報告にとどまる。多くが自然ベースの解決策（植林・再造林）を強調し、DACCSに先行者利益を求める企業も。CDRは気候政策の先送りや事業継続のための約束技術として機能する可能性を指摘。
English
Analyzing 2024 reports from 12 OGCI oil and gas firms, this study finds that while all maintain net-zero targets, their plans for scaling carbon dioxide removal (CDR) are vague and project-focused. Afforestation/reforestation as nature-based solutions dominate, with some firms pursuing DACCS for first-mover advantage. The authors argue CDR may serve as promissory technologies to hedge against climate policy and delay decarbonization.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本の脱炭素政策において、CDRへの過度な依存は実質的な排出削減を先送りするリスクがある。本論文は、CCSやDACCSを含むCDRを「切り札」とする企業戦略への懐疑的な視点を提供し、日本のエネルギー企業や政策立案者にとって、技術解決策のみに頼らないバランスの取れた気候戦略の重要性を示唆する。
In the global GX context
This paper offers a critical lens on the integration of CDR into corporate climate strategies, highlighting the risk that such approaches could delay genuine emission reductions. It contributes to global debates on net-zero pledges, ESG disclosure, and the role of carbon removal in transition finance, urging caution against over-reliance on unproven technologies.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides a systematic analysis of CDR reporting in the oil and gas sector, revealing inconsistencies and potential greenwashing that warrant further investigation.
🏢実務担当者:Highlights the need for clear, scalable CDR plans rather than project-based anecdotes to maintain credibility in net-zero commitments.
🏛政策担当者:Raises concerns about CDR being used as a 'promissory technology' to delay regulation, informing oversight of net-zero pledges and carbon removal accounting.
📄 Abstract（原文）
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 of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), we find that all firms maintain nominal net zero targets, but are vague on how they plan to scale CDR. Instead, CDR reporting is project-focused, anecdotal and combined piecemeal into an existing raft of initiatives and apparent investments into “climate solutions” consistent with the private sector turn towards environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure and self-regulation. Afforestation/reforestation is the most commonly mentioned CDR approach in the guise of “nature-based solutions”, often signalling linkages to developing world projects, offsets, and carbon forestry. Certain firms emphasise direct air capture and carbon storage (DACCS) and appear to seek a first-mover advantage in the context of reinforcing rather than diversifying fossil fuel extraction and production. We map this emerging integration of CDR onto the business and political strategies of oil and gas firms, and point to three possible “directions-of-travel” that firms might follow as discourse and policy on CDR develops. As it stands, we are skeptical that the sector can yet be relied upon to scale CDR, and highlight that CDR approaches may well serve as promissory technologies for the oil and gas industry to hedge against climate policy and delay decarbonization.
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- openaire https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104237first seen 2026-05-05 19:08:56
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