This is an interactive tool for exploring the efficiency of direct ocean removal (DOR). You can explore global patterns, or select a polygon region to see how extracting CO₂ from the ocean in a specific region and month will result in carbon removal over time. Read our explainer article for more details, or compare with our tool for ocean alkalinity enhancement. Developed in collaboration with [C]Worthy.

Region
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Select a polygon

Display
Variable
CO₂ absorbed from the atmosphere compared to the removal potential induced by extracting CO₂. This metric accounts for both ocean uptake of atmospheric CO₂ after the DOR intervention and any losses from storage of the extracted CO₂. Higher values indicate more effective carbon removal. Select a region to view additional experimental outputs.
Color range
(CO₂ absorbed / potential removal)
-1.000.200.400.600.801.0
-1.0

Time series
-0.200.20.40.6
0
051015
Net efficiency
Time 
years
0
EFFICIENCY COMPONENTS
NET=
reuptake-Storage Loss
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0.25

About

[C]Worthy and collaborators developed the underlying DOR efficiency dataset, mirroring previous work done on ocean alkalinity enhancement. Together, CarbonPlan and [C]Worthy built the interactive tool, with funding from with funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the Navigation Fund, and the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment.


Intervention month

Elapsed time
Year 15

Storage loss
25%