Climate Change
Climate Change
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Adding powdered rock to farmland can improve soil quality and - BONUS! - draw down comparably huge amounts of CO2 through natural weathering processes.
Bonzer.
- Ok, now let's calculate the amount of carbon needed to make the powedered rocks and see if the budget adds up.zarkonite
- We already know a big part of the problem can be solved just by planting trees, but will governments actually do any of this?yuekit
- Apparently we already have rock dust as a largely unused waste-product and it can be used it some areas to promote tree growth.
Win win win!Nairn - I view these sort of developments as mid-measures that alongside genuine improvements can buy time for our descendents.Nairn