Protecting Our Climate by Turning CO2 Into Stone

• Published in: Frontiers for Young Minds
• Main Authors: Snæbjörnsdóttir, Sandra Ó., Stein�órsdóttir, Katrín, Snorradóttir, Selja Ósk, Helgason, Kári
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2021
• Subjects: Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frym.2021.579895; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2021.579895/full

The biggest task of this century is to reduce the emissions of CO 2 into the atmosphere, to slow down climate change. One key technology is to capture the CO 2 from power plants and factories to prevent it from affecting the climate. But how can we store this captured CO 2 in a safe and permanent manner? In this article, we report on a method that has been demonstrated in Iceland, in which CO 2 is injected deep into the ground and turned into stone—a natural way of dealing with CO 2 emissions!