An estimated two billion metric tons of carbon dioxide is removed annually from conventional carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods on land. These removals are primarily from afforestation, reforestation, and management of existing forests. Novel CDR methods currently only contribute a tiny fraction, with some 1.8 MtCO2 removed from BECCS (Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage) per year. It is believed that limiting global warming to 1.5 or two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels will require the rapid scaling up of novel CDR, as well as increased conventional CDR.
Total current amount of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) worldwide as of 2020
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Conventional CDR on land capture and store carbon in the land reservoir. The methods include in this group are: afforestation/reforestation; soil carbon in croplands and grasslands; peatland and wetland restoration; agroforestry; improved forest management; and durable Harvested Wood Products.
Novel CDR: All other methods, storing captured carbon in the lithosphere (geological formations), ocean or products. Generally at a TRL below 8–9, these methods are currently deployed at smaller scales. Examples include Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS), biochar and ocean alkalinisation.
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University of Oxford (Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment). (January 18, 2023). Total current amount of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) worldwide as of 2020 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361097/global-carbon-dioxide-removals-by-method/
University of Oxford (Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment). "Total current amount of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) worldwide as of 2020 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide per year)." Chart. January 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361097/global-carbon-dioxide-removals-by-method/
University of Oxford (Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment). (2023). Total current amount of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) worldwide as of 2020 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361097/global-carbon-dioxide-removals-by-method/
University of Oxford (Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment). "Total Current Amount of Carbon Dioxide Removal (Cdr) Worldwide as of 2020 (in Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361097/global-carbon-dioxide-removals-by-method/
University of Oxford (Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment), Total current amount of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) worldwide as of 2020 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361097/global-carbon-dioxide-removals-by-method/ (last visited July 24, 2024)
Total current amount of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) worldwide as of 2020 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide per year) [Graph], University of Oxford (Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment), January 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361097/global-carbon-dioxide-removals-by-method/