Heck, Vera; et al. (2015): Is extensive terrestrial carbon dioxide removal a ‘green’ form of geoengineering? A global modelling study

Heck, Vera; Gerten, Dieter; Lucht, Wolfgang; Boysen, Lena R. (2015): Is extensive terrestrial carbon dioxide removal a ‘green’ form of geoengineering? A global modelling study. In Global and Planetary Change. DOI 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2015.12.008.

„As it is a plant-based CE option that extracts CO₂ from the atmosphere, it might be considered a ‘green’ CE method that moves the biosphere closer to its natural, i.e. pre-Neolithic, state. Here, we test this hypothesis by comparing the biogeochemical (water- and carbon-related) changes induced by biomass plantations compared to those induced by historical human land cover and land use change. Results indicate that large-scale biomass plantations would produce a biogeochemical shift in the terrestrial biosphere which is, in absolute terms, even larger than that already produced by historical land use change.“

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