Release of the 1st “State of CDR” report

The State of CDR report is the first comprehensive assessment of the current state of CO₂ removal worldwide, specifically addressing progress in the deployment of CDR measures, their public awareness, and the development of policy tools and technical innovations. Researcher Oliver Geden in the ASMASYS consortium of CDRmare & CDRSynTra led this important report in collaboration with Steve Smith, Jan Minx and Greg Nemet.

“According to the report, almost all current CO₂ removal is based on conventional land management methods (2 gigatons of CO₂ per year), primarily through afforestation and soil management. The world needs to continue and expand this: on the 1.5-degree path, double by 2050 compared to 2020; on the 2-degree path, increase by half. That in itself is very difficult in view of the warmer climate and needs targeted policy guidance. But virtually all pathways also require new removal technologies, such as bioenergy with CO₂ capture and storage (BECCS), biochar, accelerated weatherization, and direct air capture and storage of CO₂ (DACCS). All of these account for only a tiny fraction of current removals (0.002 gigatons of CO₂ per year). Closing the gap will require rapid growth of these new technologies, by a factor of 1300 by 2050.”

(from MCC press release, Jan. 19, 2023)

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