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Everything and the Carbon Sink

Noah Deich's blog on all things Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)

A graphic to help map the Carbon Dioxide Removal (“CDR”) field

JANUARY 22, 2015

For the carbon dioxide removal (“CDR”) field, breadth is simultaneously
a blessing and a curse. On the bright side, the numerous approaches to CDR
suggest the potential for deploying a diverse portfolio of CDR projects
that reduces both the risks and costs of preventing climate change. But the
down side of breadth is complexity, which makes the CDR field difficult to
explain and envision, and can lead to confusion about how to catalyze
development of CDR approaches as a result.

In the graphic below, I’ve attempted to categorize and map the most
prominent aspects of CDR in as comprehensive and clear a manner as
possible:It is critical to note that not all of the elements of this
graphic are exclusive to CDR. For example, direct air capture (“DAC”)
machines can be used to create hydrocarbon fuels (instead of for carbon
sequestration purposes). In a similar manner, biochar can be burned to
create electricity instead of applied to soils as a carbon sink. Even more
broadly, compressed CO2 can come from many places, including from
fossil-fueled power plants with carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”)
systems. Unpacking how each of the elements for various CDR processes fit
into wider industrial systems is critical for designing effective
strategies for developing various CDR approaches — hopefully this
visualization of the field can help with that process

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