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Nature-based Ocean and Atmospheric Cooling Techniques | References |
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Short Description | CDR technologies remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or surface ocean. Typical methods involve either photosynthesis which converts it into biomass and oxygen, or capture it from the air or water, whence it requires sequestration or use. Concentrating aqueous CO2 in dense brine may also be used to sink it away from the atmosphere via the Solubility Pump. | Description | CDR, or the more general term Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR), refers to destroying or removing a portion of the tropospheric gases and particulates that insulate the planet, thereby reducing the rate by which heat is radiated from it. These include carbon dioxide, water vapour, methane, nitrous oxide (N2O), ozone, volatile organic compounds (VOC), and the industrial gases: hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), perfluorocarbons (PFC), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). Although not gases, the particulates soot/black carbon, dust (some from meteoric or burnt up space junk sources), and microorganisms may also be regarded as warming agents because they typically absorb sunlight and warm the surrounding gas. On the other hand, tropospheric particulates such as sea salt and ice crystals will tend to have an albedo cooling effect, unless they are in the stratosphere where they may contribute to warming because they reflect radiation back to the planet. |
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