Ideas have been
proposed to remove CO2 directly from the
atmosphere.
Iron Fertilization:
1.Supertankers would spread millions of
tons of iron over the ocean surface.
2.The iron stimulates growth of algae which
consume carbon dioxide from the ocean surface as they
grow.
3.When the algae and the organisms that
consume them die, they sink to the sea floor, taking the
carbon with them.
4.The ocean draws more carbon dioxide from
the atmosphere to replace what the algae took from its
surface.
Carbon Sequestration:
These techniques would involve removing the
CO2 as itŐs emitted from a power plant and either
injecting it directly into the deep ocean or burying it deep in the
ground.