TABLE 8.
Context of carbon sequestration impact 2013 car equivalents
| Crop/trait/country | Additional carbon stored in soil (million kg of carbon) | Potential additional soil carbon sequestration savings (million kg of carbon dioxide) | Soil carbon sequestration savings: as average family car equivalents removed from the road for a year (‘000s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| US: GM HT soybean | 291 | 1,066 | 474 |
| Argentina: GM HT soybean | 3,111 | 11,418 | 5,075 |
| Brazil GM HR soybean | 1,889 | 6,931 | 3,081 |
| Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay: GM HT soybean | 700 | 2,569 | 1,142 |
| US: GM HT maize | 815 | 2,993 | 1,330 |
| Canada: GM HT canola | 254 | 932 | 414 |
| Global GM IR cotton | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil IR maize | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7,060 | 25,909 | 11,515 |