Sinking seaweed in the deep ocean for carbon neutrality is ahead of science and beyond the ethics
Ricart, Aurora M. (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences)
Krause-Jensen, Dorte (Aarhus University. Arctic Research Centre)
Hancke, Kasper (Norwegian Institute for Water Research)
Price, Nichole N. (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences)
Masqué Barri, Pere (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Duarte, Carlos M.. (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Computational Bioscience Research Center)

Date:	2022
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.
Grants:	European Commission 869300
Note:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Aquaculture ; Carbon sequestration ; Carbon sink ; Governance ; Seaweed ; Sustainability ; Unintended consequences
Published in:	Environmental research letters, Vol. 17, issue 8 (Aug. 2022) , art. 81003, ISSN 1748-9326

DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac82ff

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