Carbon removals
Carbon removals refers to approaches to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, as contrasted with approaches to reduce anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. Reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) state that the deployment of carbon dioxide (CO2) removal to counterbalance hard-to-abate residual emissions is unavoidable if net-zero CO2 or greenhouse gas emissions are to be achieved.
Since 2023, Cerulogy has supported the European Commission with the development of carbon removal certification methodologies under the Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming certification framework. Industrial activities that could deliver permanent carbon removal include direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS), biogenic carbon capture and storage (BioCCS), biochar carbon removal (BCR), enhanced rock weathering (ERW), ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) and direct ocean carbon capture and storage (DOCCS). Each potential activity is associated with challenges in quantifying the net removal, and certifying its longevity, additionality and sustainability.
We are interested in creating reliable frameworks to monitor and verify carbon removal projects, and understanding what kinds of assurances and opportunities could realistically be afforded by regional and global markets for carbon removal credits.
