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Fertilizing the oceans with iron could help remove a gigaton of carbon dioxide per year (interestingengineering.com)

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Phytoplankton absorbs carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, and there's a relatively easy way to boost the world's populations.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If we stop all carbon production tomorrow, the earth will still continue heating up and be heated for the next 1000+ years.

We must take steps to geoengineer or not only will we be uncomfortable, but we'll lose significant areas to desertification, lose many species to extinction, and lose many people to water and food shortages.