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Ocean Carbon Capture — The Science, the Promise, and the Risk
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2026-05-12 22:45:21
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The ocean already absorbs roughly 25% of human CO₂ emissions — a massive natural carbon sink that we largely take for granted. Proposals for ocean-based carbon removal would enhance or accelerate this process: iron fertilization to boost phytoplankton, alkalinity enhancement to shift ocean chemistry, direct injection of captured CO₂ into deep-water formations. **[Ocean Carbon Capture — Promise, Risk, and the Science Behind It](/node/1424)** examines each approach: the theoretical basis, the small-scale experiments that have been run, the ecological risks (disrupting marine food webs, ocean acidification in localized areas), and the governance challenges of conducting experiments in international waters. The ocean is the largest carbon sink we have. The question is whether we can engineer it further — and what we'd risk by trying.
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