Takeaways from Associated Press report on efforts to capture carbon in the ocean
- A growing industry aims to combat global warming by utilizing the ocean's ability to absorb carbon dioxide, as reported by the Associated Press.
- Nearly 50 trials have been conducted in the past four years, showing significant investor interest with startups raising hundreds of millions in funds.
- Scientists warn that simply cutting emissions is insufficient, and substantial carbon removal from the oceans is necessary for a sustainable future, highlighted by most climate models.
- Critics express concerns over the rapid development of these ocean strategies and their potential impacts on marine ecosystems, noted by various experts including Adam Subhas.
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Dumping or climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon
Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in the ocean could lock away climate-warming carbon dioxide for centuries or more. Nearly 50 field trials have taken place in the past four years, with startups raising hundreds of millions in early funds. But the field remains rife with debate over the consequences for the oceans if the strategies are deployed at large scal…
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