Scientists propose filtering the ocean to combat global warming
Miscellaneous / / September 05, 2023
The logic is this: if you remove carbon from it, then it can absorb even more carbon.
Over 200 scientists subscribed under a new letter suggesting different ways to deal with the climate crisis. Among them is the filtration of the world's oceans.
It is known that he absorbs and hold about 50 times more carbon than the atmosphere. Therefore, researchers from the University of California (USA) came up with a way to artificially enhance this process. They have developed technology to clean up CO2 from the ocean so it can absorb even more of it from the air.
California startup Captura has already announced that it is ready to implement this idea. The company plans to build a pilot plant in the Port of Los Angeles to directly capture carbon dioxide from ocean water. The main idea of the project is to allow the Earth to clean itself from excess emissions.
However, some environmentalists are not enthusiastic about this idea. The technology has not been studied at all and can harm marine life. Scientists admit that even they do not yet understand all the nuances of its work. The long-term effects are also unknown.
But we need to at least figure out the risks and benefits, see if we can solve the problem that we created [global warming] in this way.
Deborah Iglesias-Rodriguez
Chair of the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology at the University of California (USA)
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