Research
Forests or underground storage? New metric compares risks of carbon removal projects
Phys.org ·
The Brief
- A new standardized metric can quantify the risk of carbon removal projects.
- The metric applies across all carbon removal schemes regardless of the technology used.
- The source compares forest-based and underground storage projects as examples of such schemes.
Why it matters
Science readers evaluating climate mitigation options can compare the uncertainty of different carbon removal approaches on a common scale.
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The risk of relying on uncertain carbon removal projects can now be quantified using a new standardized metric that can be applied across all such schemes, irrespective of the technology used.
Timeline
Phys.org report on the new carbon removal risk metric published
Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
Forests or underground storage? New metric compares risks of carbon removal projects