A line chart from 2027 to 2130 plotting three trajectories of the High-Energy Repair thesis. Annual anthropogenic CO₂ emissions (amber) start near 37 Gt CO₂/yr in 2027, decline steeply, and reach zero by 2050. Atmospheric CO₂ concentration (cobalt blue) starts at 425 ppm, rises to peak near 470 ppm in the early 2050s, then falls to 280 ppm by 2130. Annual carbon removal capacity (emerald) stays near zero through the early 2040s, then ramps to roughly 30 Gt CO₂/yr by 2060 and stays flat thereafter. Phase markers across the top label the scorecard's start in 2027, net-zero flux in 2050, the CO₂ peak passing around 2060, the slow exhale at 2090, and 280 ppm restored by 2130.

High-Energy Repair: 2027 to 2130 trajectories A line chart from 2027 to 2130 plotting three trajectories of the High-Energy Repair thesis. Annual anthropogenic CO₂ emissions (amber) start near 37 Gt CO₂/yr in 2027, decline steeply, and reach zero by 2050. Atmospheric CO₂ concentration (cobalt blue) starts at 425 ppm, rises to peak near 470 ppm in the early 2050s, then falls to 280 ppm by 2130. Annual carbon removal capacity (emerald) stays near zero through the early 2040s, then ramps to roughly 30 Gt CO₂/yr by 2060 and stays flat thereafter. Phase markers across the top label the scorecard's start in 2027, net-zero flux in 2050, the CO₂ peak passing around 2060, the slow exhale at 2090, and 280 ppm restored by 2130. 010203040 Gt CO₂/yr 280320360400440480 ppm 203020502060209021102130 2027 Scorecard begins 2050 The warm-up ends · Net-zero flux 2060 Full-scale removal · CO₂ peak passes 2090 The slow exhale · ~385 ppm 2130 Pre-industrial 280 ppm restored More Energy, Clean Planet moreenergycleanplanet.com
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Curve shapes are editorial illustrations of the High-Energy Repair thesis, drawn from More Energy, Clean Planet, chapters 1 and 4. See the book for the full argument and /research for indicator-level detail.

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