Engineered silicate weathering
Accelerate natural chemical weathering – which transfers CO2 from the atmosphere to the ocean – by electrochemically removing hydrochloric acid from the ocean and then neutralizing the acid by reaction with silicate rocks.
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Anthropogenic Climate Change »Anthropogenic Climate Change
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Responding to climate change? »Responding to climate change?
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Immediate action required »Immediate action required
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How to reduce the risks/impact of climate change? »How to reduce the risks/impact of climate change?
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Geoengineering »Geoengineering
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CO2 management »CO2 management
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Engineered silicate weathering
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Can be powered by stranded energy sources »Can be powered by stranded energy sources
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Increases the ocean's ability to absorb atmospheric CO2 »Increases the ocean's ability to absorb atmospheric CO2
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Process is potentially beneficial to coral reefs »Process is potentially beneficial to coral reefs
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Building industrial chlorine gas plants on coasts of volcanic rock »Building industrial chlorine gas plants on coasts of volcanic rock
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