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Negative emissions: Scientists meet in Australia to discuss removing CO2 from air
(Eco Business, 13 Nov 2018) A conference was held in the continent this month where researchers discussed geoengineering schemes to counteract the effects of global warming.
An international group of researchers and policymakers met in Australia’s capital this week for the country’s first major conference dedicated to the topic of “negative emissions”.
The two-day event, held at the Australian Academy of Science’s Shine Dome in Canberra, played host to a range of ideas for removing CO2 from the atmosphere and storing it on land, underground or in the oceans.
The topics discussed ranged from “natural” solutions, such as boosting the carbon stores of soils and giant kelp forests, to the more experimental, including “fertilising” the world’s oceans.
Carbon Brief was at the conference, which was organised by researchers from Australian National University and the University of Tasmania, to take in the presentations, talks and discussions.
The Australian perspective
This year has seen a ramping up of interest in negative emissions technologies (NETs) on both national and international levels.
Eco Business, 13 Nov 2018: Negative emissions: Scientists meet in Australia to discuss removing CO2 from air
