Ocean alkalinity enhancement
Mimics natural weathering processes that remove atmospheric CO₂ and stores it in the oceans
1 Alkaline minerals are
finely ground and released
into sea, bypassing slow
breakdown on land
3 As surface layer CO₂
is reduced, the ocean
draws down CO₂ from
the atmosphere
2 Acidity is neutralised
and dissolved CO₂ turns
into stable inorganic
carbon compounds*
4 Oceans can store
dissolved inorganic
carbon for thousands
of years
1 Alkaline minerals are finely
ground and released into sea,
bypassing slow breakdown
on land
3 As surface layer CO₂ is reduced,
the ocean draws down CO₂
from the atmosphere
2 Acidity is neutralised and
dissolved CO₂ turns into stable
inorganic carbon compounds*
4 Oceans can store
dissolved inorganic carbon
for thousands of years
1 Alkaline minerals are finely
ground and released into sea,
bypassing slow breakdown
on land
3 As surface layer CO₂ is reduced,
the ocean draws down CO₂
from the atmosphere
2 Acidity is neutralised and
dissolved CO₂ turns into stable
inorganic carbon compounds*
4 Oceans can store
dissolved inorganic carbon
for thousands of years
3 As surface layer CO₂
is reduced, the ocean
draws down CO₂ from
the atmosphere
1 Alkaline minerals are
finely ground and released
into sea, bypassing slow
breakdown on land
2 Acidity is neutralised
and dissolved CO₂ turns into
stable inorganic carbon
compounds*
4 Oceans can store
dissolved inorganic
carbon for thousands
of years
1 Alkaline minerals are
finely ground and released
into sea, bypassing slow
breakdown on land
3 As surface layer CO₂
is reduced, the ocean
draws down CO₂ from
the atmosphere
2 Acidity is neutralised
and dissolved CO₂ turns
into stable inorganic
carbon compounds*
4 Oceans can store
dissolved inorganic
carbon for thousands
of years
1 Alkaline minerals are finely
ground and released into sea,
bypassing slow breakdown
on land
3 As surface layer CO₂ is reduced,
the ocean draws down CO₂
from the atmosphere
2 Acidity is neutralised and
dissolved CO₂ turns into stable
inorganic carbon compounds*
4 Oceans can store
dissolved inorganic carbon
for thousands of years
1 Alkaline minerals are finely
ground and released into sea,
bypassing slow breakdown
on land
3 As surface layer CO₂ is reduced,
the ocean draws down CO₂
from the atmosphere
2 Acidity is neutralised and
dissolved CO₂ turns into stable
inorganic carbon compounds*
4 Oceans can store
dissolved inorganic carbon
for thousands of years
3 As surface layer CO₂
is reduced, the ocean
draws down CO₂ from
the atmosphere
1 Alkaline minerals are
finely ground and released
into sea, bypassing slow
breakdown on land
2 Acidity is neutralised
and dissolved CO₂ turns into
stable inorganic carbon
compounds*
4 Oceans can store
dissolved inorganic
carbon for thousands
of years