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A unique carbon capture solution I don't hear much about is kelp. The key is that you want the carbon captured to stay out of the air, and the deep sea is a gr
by cookingrobot 7y ago
A unique carbon capture solution I don't hear much about is kelp. The key is that you want the carbon captured to stay out of the air, and the deep sea is a great place for it to end up. https://carboninstitute.org/kelp-and-carbon-sequestration-bringing-terrestrial-carbon-accounting-to-the-deep-sea/ https://carboninstitute.org/kelp-and-carbon-sequestration-br...
- BasicObject 7y agoIs there something similar in freshwater? A carbon capturing plant like kelp in lakes?
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- th-ai 7y ago3) Ocean Afforestation via macro-algae forests covering 9% of the world’s ocean surface can produce sufficient biomethane to replace all of today’s needs in fossil fuel energy, while removing 53 billion tons of CO2 per year from the atmosphere, restoring pre-industrial levels. This amount of biomass could also increase sustainable fish production to potentially provide 200 kg/yr/person for 10 billion people. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259892834_Negative_Carbon_Via_Ocean_Afforestation https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259892834_Negative_... Offsetting current carbon emissions would require some 50 trillion trees. An alternative offset would be to cultivate kelp forests. Kelp can grow at 2 feet per day, 30 times faster than terrestrial plants. Planting kelp across 9% of the oceans (4.5 x the area of Australia) could provide the same offset. Additionally, the kelp would support a fish harvest of 2 megatons per year and reduce ocean acidification. Large scale open ocean forestry would require engineered substrate and added nutrients. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaculture_of_giant_kelp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaculture_of_giant_kelp