Fact sheets

Our CDRmare factsheets on marine methods of CO2 removal and storage:

KNOWLEDGE SUMMARIES 2-pagers with the key messages summarized

FACT SHEETS 8-pagers with more (scientific) details

Licence for texts and infographics: CC BY 4.0

KNOWLEDGE SUMMARIES

KNOWLEDGE SUMMARY

Carbon dioxide removal

What are the opportunities of ocean-based methods? And how do we explore them?

All KNOWLEDGE SUMMARY fact sheets in one PDF

// Updated version February 2024

Background I

Societal pressure to act

Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere: urgently needed // Updated version June 2023

 

Biological methods

Increased carbon storage through the expansion of marine meadows and forests

Biological methods

Artificial upwelling: More power for the ocean’s biological carbon pump

Chemical methods

Minerals for enhanced carbon dioxide uptake by the ocean

Updated version June 2023

Geological methods

Carbon dioxide storage in geological formations below the German North Sea

Updated version February 2024

Geological methods

A deep-sea experiment on carbon dioxide storage in oceanic crust

Updated version June 2023

Synthesis

An assessment framework for marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Methods

FACT SHEETS

Background II

The Earth’s natural carbon cycle

Carbon reservoir ocean: How the sea absorbs carbon dioxide // Updated version June 2023

Lizenz: CC BY 4.0 (Text & some infographics)

Biological methods

Increased carbon storage through the expansion of marine meadows and forests

Biological methods

Artificial upwelling: More power for the ocean’s biological carbon pump

Chemical methods

Minerals for enhanced carbon dioxide uptake by the ocean

Updated version June 2023

Geological methods

Carbon dioxide storage in geological formations below the German North Sea

Updated version February 2024

Geological methods

A deep-sea experiment on carbon dioxide storage in oceanic crust

Updated version June 2023

Synthesis

An assessment framework for marine carbon dioxide removal methods