Sinking seaweed in the deep ocean for carbon neutrality is ahead of science and beyond the ethics
Aurora M. Ricart, Dorte Krause‐Jensen, Kasper Hancke, Nichole N. Price, Pere Masqué, Carlos M. Duarte
Abstract
Abstract Sinking vast amounts of seaweed in the deep ocean is currently being proposed as a promising ocean carbon dioxide removal strategy as well as a natural-based solution to mitigate climate change. Still, marketable carbon offsets through large-scale seaweed sinking in the deep ocean lack documentation and could involve unintended environmental and social consequences. Managing the risks requires a number of urgent actions.
Topics & Concepts
NeutralityCarbon neutralityEnvironmental scienceCarbon fibersAlgaeOceanographyNatural resource economicsEnvironmental ethicsPolitical scienceEcologyBiologyEconomicsPhilosophyComputer scienceLawGeologyGreenhouse gasAlgorithmComposite numberCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsCoastal and Marine ManagementMarine and coastal plant biology