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On the topic of CO2 and doing something about it, I am interested in a good counter point to iron fertilizations and algae blooms. It seems like a relatively lo
by cephaslr 9y ago
On the topic of CO2 and doing something about it, I am interested in a good counter point to iron fertilizations and algae blooms. It seems like a relatively low cost solution to implement and would be easier than getting uncooperative state actors on board with carbon policies against their interest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_fertilization#Debate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_fertilization#Debate
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fertilizing-ocean-with-iron-sequesters-co2/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fertilizing-ocean...
- Zigurd 9y agoAs with all geoengineering, it is hard to test. There no beta Earth. So, while the risks are not absolutely intractable, and acceptance of some form of geoengineering seems inevitable, it would be a mistake to embrace it without first reducing harm to a minimum.
- titojankowski 9y agoIron fertilization a great example to spark thinking about low cost / high benefit solutions. That's why we created AirMiners (http://airminers.org http://airminers.org) to track all the people mining carbon from the air. There's a lot going on!
- sintaxi 9y agoGeo-engineering is serious stuff and has been banned by the UN if I'm not mistaken.