Considering there is actual CO₂ consumption (oceans, plants, rocks weathering, synthetic fuel?..), using the full term from the article seems appropriate - cons

Considering there is actual CO₂ consumption (oceans, plants, rocks weathering, synthetic fuel?..), using the full term from the article seems appropriate - consumption emissions. If consumption emissions really decreased 11% from 1990 -> 2014, that's quite an achievement. Even though we need 10x that.