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

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac82ff

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

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	081003
Number of pages	7
Journal	Environmental Research Letters
Volume	17
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac82ff
Publication status	Published - 12 Aug 2022
Externally published	Yes

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