The answer, according to an expert group reporting to the European Union, is no.
The answer, according to an expert group reporting to the European Union, is no.
At least, not yet – not until there are measures in place to ensure these technologies, called marine carbon dioxide removal technologies, are doing what they are supposed to do and won’t do more harm than good.
Marine carbon dioxide removal technologies build on the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon. They can be biological, like encouraging the growth of plankton or seaweed that take up carbon dioxide as they grow, or they can be chemical or physical, such as directly removing carbon dioxide from the ocean.
Read more at: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Schematic overview of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) methods included in this Future Science Brief from the European Marine Board. See the fact box for a description of each one. (Photo Credit: Rita Erven, GEOMAR CC BY 4.0)
