Carbon Removal Analysis and Net-Zero Evaluation (CRANE) Module 1
CRANE (Carbon Removal Analysis and Net-Zero Evaluation) surpasses conventional carbon registries, which primarily focus on project listing and MRV activities. It is an integrated, research-driven framework that combines a structured carbon removal data repository with simultaneous numerical and graphical analysis of both individual and aggregated CDR activities. CRANE evaluates the real mitigation impact of anthropogenic carbon removal by quantifying net removal efficiency, cumulative effects, and system-level outcomes. By assessing the magnitude and acceleration of carbon removal over time, the platform enables evaluation of progress, gaps, and challenges in maintaining IPCC climate pathways, including multiple RCP scenarios, supporting science-based climate modelling and policy decision-making.
CRANE TERMINAL
Using the CRANE terminal, users can geo-spatially monitor their carbon removal projects through interactive maps and location-linked datasets. The platform quantifies key performance parameters and presents them through both numerical metrics and visual analytics, enabling clear evaluation of a project’s positive contribution to climate mitigation and regional climate action outcomes.
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Data Collection
CRANE adopts a bottom-up data collection approach, aggregating primary and reported data from diverse anthropogenic carbon dioxide removal (CDR) activities across global regions. The collected datasets are systematically characterized and classified based on the underlying CDR methodology and system boundaries. After quality filtering, the data are quantified within the CRANE framework and geo-tagged with project-specific attributes, enabling spatially explicit analysis and visualization on the terminal.
Metrics and Library
CRANE employs simple quantification methodologies to analyse carbon removal data with scientific rigor. The framework applies mass-balance accounting for carbon sequestration, net-negative carbon assessment across defined system boundaries, and radiative forcing evaluations to estimate the climate response of removal activities over time. The quantified outputs are curated into a structured, geo-referenced data repository that supports the development of carbon removal budgets, enabling researchers and policymakers to assess mitigation potential, compare CDR pathways, and align decisions with global carbon budget and net-zero targets.
Results generated by CRANE
Numerical Outputs
The CRANE terminal delivers quantitative output metrics derived from mass–balance–based carbon sequestration modelling. It evaluates the project’s carbon neutrality capacity and net efficiency by integrating region-specific parameters such as per-square-meter COâ‚‚ emissions, per-capita emission intensity, and other contextual baselines. These numerical indicators provide a robust, comparable measure of the project’s real and location-adjusted carbon removal performance.
Graphical Outputs
The CRANE module generates graphical outputs that visualise carbon removal performance in alignment with IPCC assessment frameworks. Using mass-balance–based sequestration modelling, the visuals illustrate carbon neutrality capacity, net removal efficiency, and regionally normalised emission baselines (e.g., area- and population-adjusted COâ‚‚ intensities). These graphics facilitate the intuitive interpretation of mitigation potential, system boundaries, and contributions to net-zero and carbon budget targets.