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US Government Investing $36 Million on Ocean-Based Carbon Capture

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US Government Investing $36 Million on Ocean-Based Carbon Capture

US Government Investing $36 Million on Ocean-Based Carbon Capture

US Government , Investing $36 Million on , Ocean-Based Carbon Capture.

'Time' reports that the United States Department of Energy (DOE) is looking to distribute $36 million toward projects aimed at scaling up ocean-based carbon removal technology.

11 scientific projects across the U.S. will receive additional funding to help determine how much ocean-based carbon capture could mitigate the impact of climate change.

'Time' reports that oceans could theoretically be manipulated to absorb billions of tons of carbon dioxide.

Current experimental methods include alkaline materials like lime being dumped into the water to consume greenhouse gases.

Other approaches include creating algal blooms or sinking plant biomass in order to prevent it from decomposing and releasing CO2.

Other approaches include creating algal blooms or sinking plant biomass in order to prevent it from decomposing and releasing CO2.

'Time' reports that the current array of ocean-based carbon capture technologies have only been able to remove negligible amounts of carbon.

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The different approaches all require significant bolstering before they could prove to make a difference in the fight against climate change.

The DOE's ARPA-E office, which is dedicated to developing new technologies, launched a program to create sensors and computer models to determine the efficacy of ocean-based carbon capture.

Reaching President Bidenā€™s ambitious decarbonization goals and avoiding the worst impacts of climate change will require a wide range of innovative climate solutions, Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Secretary of Energy, via 'Time'.

... from common-sense approaches like improving energy efficiency to novel applications like utilizing the oceanā€™s natural carbon removal abilities to reduce greenhouse gas pollution from the atmosphere, Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Secretary of Energy, via 'Time'


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