Publications

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2025

Madankan, M., Kantzas, E.P., Espinosa, R.M.E., Vetter, S. H., Koh, L., Smith, P., Beerling, D.J. & Renforth, P. (2025) Larger rock extraction sites could improve the efficiency of enhanced rock weathering in the United Kingdom. Communications Earth & Environment, 6, 666. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02656-9 Published 15 August 2025.

Stephanides, P., Chilvers, J., Honeybun-Arnold, E., Hargreaves, T., Pallett, H., Groves, C., Pidgeon. N.F., Henwood, K.L. & Gross, R. (2025) Beyond public acceptance: Towards systemic societal responsiveness of net zero infrastructures. Energy Research & Social Science, 127. 104251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104251 Published 12 August 2025

Desmalles, C., Jordan-Meille, L., Hernandez, J., Thomas, C.L., Dunham, S., Deng, F., McGrath, S.P. & Haefele, S.M. (2025) Impact of Basalt Rock Powder on Ryegrass Growth and Nutrition on Sandy and Loamy Acid Soils. Agronomy, 15(8), 1791. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15081791 Published 25 July 2025.

O’Sullivan, K., Pidgeon, N.F., Henwood, K.L., Shirani, F. & Smith, H. (2025) Who pays for carbon dioxide removal? Public perceptions of risk and fairness of enhanced rock weathering in the UK. Nature: Humanities and Social Science Communications, 12, Art 1010. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-05384-9 Published 4 July 2025.

Henwood, K.L & Pidgeon, N.F (2025) Lively methods for net zero governance and public engagement. British Academy Net Zero Governance Paper Series. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/5825/Lively_methods_for_net-zero_governance_and_public_engagement_-_2025.pdf

Cox, E., Low, S., Baum, C.M, Fritz, L., Waller, L., Spence, E., Pidgeon, N. & Bellamy, R. (2025) Carbon removal beyond the trees. Communications Earth & Environment  6, 253 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02226-z Published 2 April 2025.

In preparation: Bianchi, M., Palumbo-Evans, B., West, L.J., Kantzas, E.P., Taylor, L.L. & Beerling, D.J. (2025). Modelling the impact of groundwater flow paths on CDR potential of ERW. Environmental Research Letters.

In preparation: Waller, L. et al. Responsible research and innovation of carbon removal: demonstration projects as test sites. Submitted, J Resp. Innovation.

2024

Butnar, I., Lynch, J., Vetter, S., Gamaralalage, D., Tang, Y., McKechnie, J., Foteinis, S., Rodway-Dyer, S., Röder, M., Sogbesan, S., Hastings, A., Renforth, P., Brander, M. & House, J. (2024) A Review of Life Cycle Assessment Methods to Inform the Scale-Up of Carbon Dioxide Removal Interventions. WIREs Energy Environ, 13: e540.  Published 5 November 2024.

2023

West, L., Banwart, S., Val Martin, M., Kantzas, E. & Beerling, D. (2023) Making mistakes in estimating the CO2 sequestration potential of UK croplands with enhanced weathering. Applied Geochemistry. Published 20 February 2023.

Carr-Whitworth, R., Barrett, J., Colechin, M., Pidgeon, N., Styles, R., Betts-Davies, S., Cox, E., Watson, A. & Wilson, O. (2023) Delivering net zero in the UK: twelve conditions for success. Environmental Research Letters, (7), doi: Published 10 July 2023.

Cael, B., Goodwin, P., Pearce, C. & Stainforth, D. (2023) Benefit-cost ratios of carbon dioxide removal strategies. Environmental Research Letters, (11). Published 12 October 2023.

Madankan, M. & Renforth, P. (2023) An inventory of UK mineral resources suitable for enhanced rock weathering. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. Published 30 November 2023.

Beerling, D., Kantzas, E., Val Martin, M., Espinosa, R., Pidgeon, N. & Banwart, S. (2023):  UK Government Policy Brief: Potential of enhanced rock weathering deployed with UK agriculture to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide. Available at figshare. Online resource. Published 17 May 2023.

2022

Kantzas, E., Val Martin, M., Lomas, M., Eufrasio, R., Renforth, P., Lewis, A. & Beerling, D. (2022) Substantial carbon drawdown potential from enhanced rock weathering in the United Kingdom. Nature Geoscience, (5). Published 25 April 2022.

Cox, E., Spence, E. & Pidgeon, N. (2022) Deliberating enhanced weathering: Public frames, iconic ecosystems and the governance of carbon removal at scale. Public understanding of science (Bristol, England), 31(8), pp. 960-977. Published 2 August 2022.