US EditionThese Fig Trees Absorb CO2 From the Air and Convert It Into Stone
RENNES, FRANCE, JUL 7 – Certain fig trees can sequester one ton of calcium carbonate in soil during their lifetime, offering a long-lasting carbon storage method to aid climate change mitigation.
- Researchers unveiled at the Goldschmidt conference in Prague that Kenyan fig trees can convert CO2 into calcium carbonate, a process involving microbes and the oxalate-carbonate pathway.
- Research at the Goldschmidt conference reveals Kenyan fig trees partner with microbes to sequester CO2 via the oxalate-carbonate pathway, transforming it into long-lasting calcium carbonate deposits.
- Research shows Ficus wakefieldii can sequester one ton of calcium carbonate over its lifetime, with deposits remaining buried for millennia, highlighting its significant but slow carbon storage potential.
- The study indicates fig trees can enhance soil and sequester CO2 as calcium carbonate, offering reforestation benefits, but they are not a standalone climate solution.
- Researchers in Rennes will study how the oxalate-carbonate pathway in three Kenyan fig species could offer a promising, long-term carbon sequestration strategy to mitigate climate change.
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Researchers at the University of Zurich have discovered that certain fig trees native to Kenya not only remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but also convert carbon into rock, thereby removing carbon from the carbon cycle unlike other trees. They also improve the soil and produce crops. These trees could help combat climate change.
Berliner Morgenpost
A team of researchers has discovered an unusual ability to deal with CO2 in fig trees – with consequences for climate and soil.
Some fig trees can process parts of their wood into limestone.This is particularly effective in binding carbon dioxide from the atmospherePlanting trees to combat climate change is a well-known method. Thanks to photosynthesis, trees move CO2 from the atmosphere and convert it into organic carbon, which consists of their trunk, branches, roots and leaves.But the effect of CO2 reduction could be even greater if the right trees are planted.Some tr…
Integrating biomineralizing trees like fig trees into reforestation projects could become a powerful tool. See more
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