Observations, Simulations, and Inventories of Carbon Sinks, Sources, and Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)

Dear Colleagues,

We propose a Special Issue entitled “Observations, Simulations, and Inventories of Carbon Sinks, Sources, and Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)”. The aim and scope of this Special Issue are to promote understanding of carbon sources and sinks at various scales to help achieve carbon-neutral goals around the world. Through observations (ground-based, air-based, satellite-based, etc.), simulations (both forward simulations and inversions), and inventories (using both traditional IPCC methodology and extended near-real-time inventories), useful information can be obtained for policy-makers, combining bottom-up and top-down methods; both consistency and inconsistency are important for the objective recognition of carbon budgets across different scales (global, continental, regional, country-level, provincial, city-level, county, industrial parks, etc.). Moreover, to achieve the climate goals of the Paris Agreement, large amounts of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) are needed, including ~10 GtCO₂/yr for the 1.5 ℃ target; however, CDR technologies still encounter significant challenges in efficiency, economics, and scaling. Therefore, we encourage contributions to this Special Issue to outline more information in this field, as well as novel CDR technologies.

Dr. Pengfei Han
Dr. Bin Chen
Guest Editors

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