Shockingly Simple: How Farmland Could Absorb an Extra 2 Billion Tonnes of CO2 From the Atmosphere Each Year

Credit: Dr Dimitar Epihov

2 Billion Tonnes of CO2 Could be Absorbed From the Atmosphere Each Year by Applying Rock Dust to Farmland

• Major new study shows adding rock dust to farmland could remove carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent to more than the current total emissions from global aviation and shipping combined — or around half of Europe’s current total emissions
• Research identifies the nation-by-nation potential for CO2 drawdown, as well as the costs and the engineering challenges involved
• Findings reveal the world’s highest emitters (China, India and the US) also have the greatest potential to remove CO2 from…