How Much CO2 Should Be Removed?!

❓ How much carbon dioxide (CO2) should be removed?

📅 In 2023 there was an average of 421 parts per million (ppm) of CO2 in the atmosphere.

👩‍🏫 Let's crunch the numbers!
⚖️ 1 ppm of CO2 = 7.8 gigatons (Gt) of CO2

This means:
☁️ Every time another 7.8 Gt of CO2 is emitted into AND stays in the atmosphere (does not get absorbed by plants, soil or water) the atmospheric concentration of CO2 increases by 1 ppm.

⬇️ Experts say we need to get down to at least 350 ppm for the effects of climate change to start to stabilize. Ideally, we should get down to 280 ppm though.

⚛️ If we are currently at 421 ppm and need to get down to at least 350 ppm, that means we need to reduce the atmospheric concentration of CO2 by 71 ppm.

❌ We know that 1 ppm = 7.8 Gt. If we need to reduce the atmospheric concentration of CO2 by 71 ppm then that means we need to remove 554 Gt of CO2.

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