As focus on the climate crisis intensifies, its interesting to see more and more scientists coming up with innovative ideas to help the situation.
One example from Harvard Science.
By electrochemically removing hydrochloric acid from the ocean and then neutralizing the acid by reaction with silicate (volcanic) rocks, the researchers say they can accelerate natural chemical weathering, permanently transferring CO2 from the atmosphere to the ocean. Unlike other ocean sequestration processes, the new technology does not further acidify the ocean and may be beneficial to coral reefs.
and they are aiming to produce a process which closely mimics natural weathering to avoid other side-effects, however
The team cautions, however, that while they believe their scheme for reducing global warming is achievable, implementation would be ambitious, costly, and would carry some environmental risks that require further study.
Of course, the way things are going, we’ll probably need technology marvels like this and energy efficiency and non-polluting energy sources and reduced consumption of other resources if we’re really going to have a sustainable future.
Nothing is more important.
