Table 10.
Carbon storage/sequestration from reduced fuel use with GM crops 2018.
| Crop/trait/country | Fuel saving (million liters) | Permanent carbon dioxide savings arising from reduced fuel use (million kg of carbon dioxide) | Permanent fuel savings: as average family car equivalents removed from the road for a year (‘000s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HT soybeans | |||
| Argentina | 236 | 629 | 417 |
| Brazil | 193 | 516 | 342 |
| Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay | 63 | 169 | 112 |
| US | 39 | 105 | 69 |
| Canada | 20 | 55 | 36 |
| HT maize | |||
| US | 144 | 384 | 254 |
| Canada | 8 | 21 | 14 |
| HT canola | |||
| Canada: GM HT canola | 81 | 216 | 143 |
| IR maize | |||
| Brazil | 35 | 94 | 62 |
| US/Canada/Spain/South Africa | 4 | 11 | 7 |
| IR cotton – global | 20 | 52 | 35 |
| IR soybeans – South America | 77 | 205 | 136 |
| Total | 920 | 2,456 | 1,627 |
Notes:
Assumption: an average family car in 2018 produces 123.4 grams of carbon dioxide per km. A car does an average of 12,231 km/year and therefore produces 1,509 kg of carbon dioxide/year
GM IR cotton. India, Pakistan, Myanmar and China excluded because insecticides assumed to be applied by hand, using back pack sprayers