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Primers May 17, 2023

D is for Deforestation 🌳

Every six seconds, the world loses a soccer field of primary forest–a total of 3.75 million hectares, or 14,487 square miles, per year. These forests play an essential role... Read More.
4.1
Forests ↓ 6 Gt
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Primers May 17, 2023

C is for Carbon Capture & Removal 🌎

Even after we reduce global emissions as much as we can, according to the Speed & Scale plan, we’ll still need to remove around 10 gigatons of leftover carbon... Read More.
6.0
Remove Carbon
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6.1
Plants ↓ 5 Gt
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6.2
Rocks ↓ 5 Gt
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Primers May 16, 2023

B is for Batteries 🔋

To reach net zero, the world will need better and cheaper batteries, produced far beyond today’s scale. According to our progress tracker, we are seeing strong momentum toward increasing... Read More.
9.1
Electricity - Firm
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Primers May 16, 2023

A is for Aviation ✈️

Global aviation accounts for more than 1 gigaton of annual greenhouse gas emissions. As of now, we’re far off course to reach our target for decarbonizing aviation. Only 0.1... Read More.
1.5
Planes ↓ 0.3 Gt
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9.5
Cement
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Primers Speed & Scale

What Is a Gigaton?

When assessed on a planetary scale emissions are measured by the... Read More.
0.0
Net Zero
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Primers Speed & Scale

What Is Our Carbon Budget?

The total amount of greenhouse gases we can safely emit is known as our carbon budget. For humanity to avoid a runaway climate catastrophe, it is vital that we... Read More.
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Net Zero
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