<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> It has been suggested that this article be merged into Greenhouse_gas_removal . (Discuss) Proposed since May 2017 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> It has been suggested that this article be merged into Greenhouse_gas_removal . (Discuss) Proposed since May 2017 . </Td> </Tr> <P> Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) refers to a number of technologies, the objective of which is the large - scale removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere . Among such technologies are bio-energy with carbon capture and storage, biochar, ocean fertilization, enhanced weathering, and direct air capture when combined with storage . CDR is a different approach than removing CO from the stack emissions of large fossil fuel point sources, such as power stations . The latter reduces emission to the atmosphere but cannot reduce the amount of carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere . As CDR removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, it creates negative emissions, offsetting emissions from small and dispersed point sources such as domestic heating systems, airplanes and vehicle exhausts . It is regarded by some as a form of climate engineering, while other commentators describe it as a form of carbon capture and storage or extreme mitigation . Whether CDR would satisfy common definitions of "climate engineering" or "geoengineering" usually depends upon the scale on which it would be undertaken . </P> <P> The likely need for CDR has been publicly expressed by a range of individuals and organizations involved with climate change issues, including IPCC chief Rajendra Pachauri, the UNFCCC executive secretary Christiana Figueres, and the World Watch Institute . Institutions with major programs focusing on CDR include the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, and the Climate Decision Making Center, an international collaboration operated out of Carnegie - Mellon University's Department of Engineering and Public Policy . </P>

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