Carbon removal must result in a net reduction of atmospheric CO₂. This means that over its full lifecycle, the activity must remove more CO₂ from the atmosphere than it emits.
Each methodology outlines the carbon removal method's system boundaries, formulas for calculating how much carbon is removed, environmental safeguards, and the documentation needed for independent verification of CORCs to be issued to a project.
-Biochar (100+ years)
-Carbonated Materials (1,000+ years)
-Marine Anoxic Carbon Storage (200+ years)
-Geologically Stored Carbon (1,000+ years)
-Enhanced Rock Weathering (1,000+ years)
-Direct Air Capture and Ocean Storage (1,000+ years)
-Methodologies for certifying carbon removal Contact: (Dr.Pan@zciri.org)