(How to) avoid the inflationary labeling of emissions as “hard to abate”

Vincent Dufour-Décieux is a research scientist in the Energy Process and Systems Engineering Group at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. His research on separation processes, such as direct air capture, covers material property estimation, separation performance, and environmental impact assessment. He holds a master’s degree in materials chemistry from École Polytechnique, France, and a master’s degree and PhD in materials science and engineering from Stanford University, USA.Katrin Sievert is a PhD candidate at ETH Zurich in the Climate Finance and Policy Group and the Institute of Science, Technology, and Policy. Her research focuses on the techno-economics of carbon dioxide removal, carbon capture, transport, and storage, and aviation decarbonization. She holds a master’s degree in management and technology from the Technical University of Munich.Bjarne Steffen is senior scientist and head of ETH Zurich’s Climate Finance and Policy Group. His research addresses the impact of public policy interventions on technological change in the energy sector, with a particular focus on the role of financial actors in reallocating capital. He holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Mannheim and a PhD in energy economics from the University of Duisburg-Essen.André Bardow is professor of energy and process systems engineering at ETH Zurich. Previously, he was a professor of technical thermodynamics at RWTH Aachen University and director of the Institute for Energy and Climate Research (IEK-10) at Forschungszentrum Jülich. His research focuses on sustainable energy systems and chemical production processes. He earned his PhD degree at RWTH Aachen University.Tobias S. Schmidt is ETH Zurich’s professor of energy and technology policy and directs the Institute of Science, Technology, and Policy. His research focuses on the interaction of public policy and its underlying politics with technological change in energy-related sectors. He holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from TU Munich and a doctorate from ETH Zurich.