Managing Carbon Emissions

Should we tamper with nature specifically to alter carbon emissions?

There is some thought that we could decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the ocean if we add iron to parts of the ocean to cause an increase in phytoplankton. Phytoplankton in the ocean are responsible for recycling half of the carbon dioxide on earth via photosynthesis.

Iron Hypothesis

NASA new carbon emissions tracking satellite plummets into the pacific ocean near antartica.

NASA Satellite Crashes

Should humans manipulate forests for maximum tree growth? Canada is taking seeds from trees that grow normally in the United States and replanting them higher north to see if they will fare better in the cooler climate as an experiment in forest management in the face of global warming. Some see playing God with nature as potentially disrupting balance as an unintended consequence.

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