University researchers hope to address the climate crisis by using technology to remove carbon from the ocean so it will pull more carbon from the air.
Prof. Dante Simonetti stood on a 100-foot barge Wednesday morning, tethered close to shore just outside one of AltaSea’s massive warehouses at the Port of Los Angeles.
Even better: Once there is less carbon dissolved within the ocean, physics tells us the ocean will naturally pull more carbon from the air. And if the ocean starts absorbing more of the carbon that humans can’t seem to stop churning out, that could potentially help us all avoid learning firsthand what more extreme climate change will do to our planet.
An ocean carbon capture system sits on a barge Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at the Port of Los Angeles. The technology, which is being developed by a research team from UCLA, is used to remove carbon from the ocean so it can draw more carbon down from the air. An ocean carbon capture system sits on a barge Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at the Port of Los Angeles. The technology, which is being developed by a research team from UCLA, is used to remove carbon from the ocean so it can draw more carbon down from the air.
Demand for such projects — if they prove feasible and cost effective — is nearly a lock. With global goals to keep warming below 2 degrees Celsius, most industries on the planet are facing intense pressure to reduce their carbon emissions. One of the most attractive ways for them to do that is to buy carbon offsets, where they can continue operating but pay to run programs that help reduce atmospheric carbon.
If Equatic’s systems run entirely on renewable energy, that will not only make them better for the planet, but also make both the carbon credits it offers and the hydrogen it supplies even more valuable.
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