{"product_id":"motorboat-carbon-removal","title":"Motorboat Carbon Removal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemove your boating emissions today. Add one 25 kg unit for every 10 nautical miles you travel by motorboat up to 150 hp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe CO₂ is physically removed from the atmosphere and durably stored for centuries, certified by Puro.earth. You receive public registry proof within one month of purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e25 kg of CO₂ removal covers the full life-cycle global warming impact of a typical small motorboat (up to 150 hp) travelling 10 nautical miles (18.5 km or 11.5 miles): building the boat and engine, producing the fuel and burning it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoose the amount based on total horsepower of the boat engines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUp to 150 hp\u003c\/strong\u003e (110 kW): one 25 kg unit per 10 NM.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e150 to 300 hp\u003c\/strong\u003e (110 to 220 kW): multiply units by 2.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e300 to 500 hp\u003c\/strong\u003e (220 to 370 kW): multiply by 4.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOver 500 hp\u003c\/strong\u003e (370 kW): use \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.removecarbontoday.com\/products\/fuel-carbon-removal\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFuel Carbon Removal\u003c\/a\u003e with the litres you fill up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExamples:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10 NM with a 60 hp outboard:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 unit, 25 kg of CO₂, \u003cstrong\u003e€4.95\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDay trip of 30 NM in a 250 hp boat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 units, 150 kg of CO₂, \u003cstrong\u003e€29.70\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA season of 240 NM in a 100 hp day cruiser:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 units, 600 kg of CO₂, \u003cstrong\u003e€118.80\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 25 kg of CO₂ emissions per 10 NM is a rounded average for a typical small motorboat at cruising speed, based on boat tests from the United States and Finland, official fuel life-cycle values and boat-building assessments. See detailed calculations below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe price reflects what durable carbon removal costs: the amount of CO₂ you purchase has already been locked away from the atmosphere for centuries, which costs more than funding projects that aim to reduce future emissions. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.removecarbontoday.com\/pages\/carbon-removal-price\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSee what the price is based on →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalculation data and methods:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe typical motorboat is small, with a single outboard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the United States, 95% of the 11.9 million registered boats are under 26 feet (7.9 m). In Finland, the median registered motorboat is about 6 m long with a 37 kW (50 hp) engine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nmma.org\/statistics\/article\/24505\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNMMA, US boat registrations 2022\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.traficom.fi\/fi\/ajankohtaista\/vesikulkuneuvojen-ensirekisteroinnit-ovat-vahentyneet\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTraficom, Finnish boat register 2024\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFuel consumption per nautical mile, Finnish boat tests\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuster Lx with a 60 hp outboard: about 0.5 litres per nautical mile at 15 to 23 knots. Buster XL with 100 hp: under 0.8 litres at 17 to 30 knots. Buster XXL with 150 hp, driven economically: 0.5 to 0.6 litres. An 8-metre day cruiser with 300 hp: under 1.2 litres at 30 knots and just over 2.0 litres at its 50-knot top speed. A 260 hp diesel cruiser: 1.13 litres at 27 knots. These are tests by a boat maker and boating magazines; no public institution publishes fuel use per nautical mile for leisure boats.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.suomiveneilee.fi\/ajankohtaista\/paljonko-vene-kuluttaa-polttoainetta\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSuomi veneilee, Finnish Marine Industries Federation\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sttinfo.fi\/tiedote\/69942204\/miten-moottoriveneella-ajaessa-voi-saastaa-polttoainetta?publisherId=14313902\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBuster Boats\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kipparilehti.fi\/polttoaineen-kulutus-raskas-kaasukasi-tuhlaa\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKippari magazine, Buster XL test\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kipparilehti.fi\/veneen-valintaperusteita-on-kymmenia-voisiko-yksi-niista-olla-nopeus\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKippari magazine, day cruiser and diesel cruiser\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFuel consumption per nautical mile, United States\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 23-foot boat with a 300 hp outboard: 27.2 mph at 8.3 US gallons per hour, which is 3.28 miles per gallon, or 1.33 litres per nautical mile (1.151 ÷ 3.28 × 3.785).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSource: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/floatplanwizard.com\/boat-fuel-calculator\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYamaha performance test, quoted by Float Plan Wizard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFuel life-cycle emissions: petrol 3.04 kg, diesel 3.57 kg CO₂e per litre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCalifornia's regulatory values of 99.44 g (pump petrol) and 100.45 g (diesel) CO₂e per MJ, with energy content of 115.83 MJ and 134.47 MJ per US gallon of 3.785 litres. They cover producing, delivering and burning the fuel. The petrol value is above the 2.97 kg per litre we calculate from IPCC defaults for 2-stroke outboards, which includes their higher methane emissions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/regulations\/california\/17-CCR-95484\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalifornia Low Carbon Fuel Standard, section 95484\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ww2.arb.ca.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/classic\/fuels\/lcfs\/ca-greet\/cagreet4_documentation_07012025_2.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCARB CA-GREET4.0 documentation\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp\/public\/2006gl\/pdf\/2_Volume2\/V2_3_Ch3_Mobile_Combustion.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIPCC 2006 Guidelines, Volume 2, Chapter 3\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilding the boat and engine: about 5 kg CO₂e per 10 nautical miles for a small boat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA life-cycle assessment of a 6.4 m fibreglass boat with electric propulsion puts its total at 7.12 tonnes of CO₂e. Hull and deck construction is 42.3% of that, about 3 tonnes. With a petrol outboard in place of the electric drive and battery, we estimate the whole boat at roughly 5 tonnes (our estimate).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA peer-reviewed study of a 4.8 m fibreglass hull lists 277 kg of glass fibre and 222 kg of polyester resin, which we estimate at about 1.5 tonnes for the bare hull (our estimate).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRecreational boat engines run only 35 to 48 hours a year, and a typical day cruiser lasts 30 years. A typical Finnish boater uses about 200 litres of fuel a summer, which at 0.6 litres per mile is about 330 nautical miles a year, or 10,000 nautical miles over the boat's life. 5,000 kg ÷ 10,000 nautical miles = 0.5 kg per nautical mile, or 5 kg per 10 nautical miles. For boats of 150 to 300 hp we use 8 kg, and for 300 to 500 hp 15 kg (our estimates).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.proboat.com\/2024\/07\/counting-carbon-with-lca\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eProfessional BoatBuilder, LCA of a 21-foot boat\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2504-4494\/10\/6\/192\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe Sio et al., Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 2026\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/propellingourfuture.com\/documents\/pathways-propulsion-decarbonization-recreational-marine-industry.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eICOMIA and Ricardo, Pathways to Propulsion Decarbonisation, 2023\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.suomiveneilee.fi\/ajankohtaista\/paljonko-vene-kuluttaa-polttoainetta\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSuomi veneilee, annual fuel use\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalculation per 10 nautical miles:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003col dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eUp to 150 hp: 60 hp boat 0.5 × 10 × 3.04 = 15.2 kg + 5 kg boat = 20.2 kg. 100 hp boat 0.8 × 10 × 3.04 = 24.3 kg + 5 kg = 29.3 kg. 150 hp boat 0.6 × 10 × 3.04 = 18.2 kg + 5 kg = 23.2 kg. Average 24.2 kg.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e150 to 300 hp: 300 hp day cruiser at 30 knots 1.2 × 10 × 3.04 = 36.5 kg + 8 kg = 44.5 kg. 300 hp US boat 1.33 × 10 × 3.04 = 40.4 kg + 8 kg = 48.4 kg. 260 hp diesel cruiser 1.13 × 10 × 3.57 = 40.3 kg + 8 kg = 48.3 kg. Covered by 2 units (50 kg).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e300 to 500 hp: the 300 hp day cruiser at its 50-knot top speed, 2.0 × 10 × 3.04 = 60.8 kg + 15 kg = 75.8 kg. Scaling the 300 hp boats to 500 hp at cruising speed (our assumption: fuel per mile rises in proportion to engine power): 1.2 × 500 ÷ 300 = 2.0 litres, which is 60.8 kg + 15 kg = 75.8 kg; 1.33 × 500 ÷ 300 = 2.22 litres, which is 67.5 kg + 15 kg = 82.5 kg. Covered by 4 units (100 kg).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e--\u0026gt; A rounded average of 25 kg per 10 nautical miles is used here for a motorboat up to 150 hp, 2 units for 150 to 300 hp and 4 units for 300 to 500 hp. Above 500 hp, fuel use varies too widely for a per-mile figure, so we use the litres burned instead (Fuel Carbon Removal). At €0.198 per kg, 25 kg comes to €4.95.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Remove Carbon Today","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58557723181387,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/1913\/9403\/files\/motorboat_photo.png?v=1790174957","url":"https:\/\/www.removecarbontoday.com\/products\/motorboat-carbon-removal","provider":"Remove Carbon Today","version":"1.0","type":"link"}