Comment Comment by jaggederest 3210 gigatonnes of CO2 in the atmosphere (410ppm)275 ppm (Target PPM, based on pre-industrial levels)3210 gigatonnes - ((3210 gigatonnes / 410) * 275) = 1057 gigatonnes to remove.Advertised scale: 4000 tons per year(1057 gigatonnes / 4000 tons per year) = 264250000 yearsreasonable timeline: 30 years30 years / 264250000 years = 8808333x increase needed. Call it roughly 10^7 times faster.So, a lot. parent jaggederest 6 years ago
275 ppm (Target PPM, based on pre-industrial levels)
3210 gigatonnes - ((3210 gigatonnes / 410) * 275) = 1057 gigatonnes to remove.
Advertised scale: 4000 tons per year
(1057 gigatonnes / 4000 tons per year) = 264250000 years
reasonable timeline: 30 years
30 years / 264250000 years = 8808333x increase needed. Call it roughly 10^7 times faster.
So, a lot.