Carbon Removal Projects

Objective: Manage existing forests to optimize their carbon sequestration capacity.

Examples: Implementing controlled harvesting, protecting old-growth forests, and employing sustainable forestry practices.

Offset Mechanism: Enhanced forestry management practices enable forests to absorb and store more carbon, thus offsetting emissions generated elsewhere.

Objective: Restore and replant forests that have been depleted.

Examples: Planting native tree species in areas affected by deforestation or logging, and rehabilitating land degraded by human activities or natural calamities.

Offset Mechanism: New trees absorb CO2 from the atmosphere, acting as a carbon sink and offsetting emissions by locking away carbon in their biomass.

Objective: Create new forest areas on lands that historically have not contained forests.

Examples: Planting trees on previously unused lands, such as abandoned agricultural lands or degraded areas.

Offset Mechanism: Trees in these newly created forests absorb atmospheric CO2, providing a new carbon sink that offsets emissions.

Objective: To remove carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere using chemical or physical processes, and permanently store it—typically underground or in durable products—thus generating carbon offsets by reducing the net amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Examples: A DAC plant captures carbon dioxide from ambient air. The captured carbon dioxide is then injected into underground basalt rock formations, where it mineralizes into solid rock over time.

Offset Mechanism: Ambient air is pulled into the system using large fans. Carbon dioxide is chemically absorbed by filters or solvents (e.g., amines or alkali solutions). The filters are heated or pressurized to release the concentrated carbon dioxide gas. Then carbon dioxide is injected deep underground into geological formations (e.g., saline aquifers or basalt rock) where it mineralizes and is locked away for thousands of years.