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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Gloria Dickie

Global carbon dioxide removal totals 2 billion tonnes per year - report

FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of Gabonese rainforest, in Arboretum Raponda Walker, Gabon, October 11, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Christophe Van Der Perre

About two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide are being removed from the atmosphere every year, according to a report published on Thursday, but nearly all of it is accomplished through forests, despite growing investments in new technologies.

The independent report, led by the University of Oxford, is the first to assess how much CO2 removal the world is already achieving - and how much more is needed.

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