Strong time dependence of ocean acidification mitigation by atmospheric carbon dioxide removal

Carbon dioxide removal technologies are often touted as a potential strategy to combat ocean acidification. However, the authors show here that these strategies are only effective when included as part of aggressive and rapid climate-action, undermining the idea of geoengineering as a panacea.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: M. Hofmann, S. Mathesius, E. Kriegler, D. P. van Vuuren, H. J. Schellnhuber
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13586-4
https://doaj.org/article/57235aac726f49b680a74cbc4a5bfc49
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Summary:Carbon dioxide removal technologies are often touted as a potential strategy to combat ocean acidification. However, the authors show here that these strategies are only effective when included as part of aggressive and rapid climate-action, undermining the idea of geoengineering as a panacea.