Lime in oceans ‘would reduce CO2 levels’

Chris Irvine
London Telegraph
Monday, July 6, 2009

Adding lime to the oceans could slow down or even reverse carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to a new project, known as Cquestrate, unveiled at a climate change conference.

About half of the CO2 released into the air by humans each year is absorbed by the oceans.

Although it helps slow the rate of global warming, it increases ocean acidity and poses a potential problem to marine life.

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Under proposals from the Cquestrate project, they aim to reduce ocean acidity while increasingly absorbing CO2 by converting limestone into lime, thereby adding the lime to seawater.

The lime would react with CO2 dissolved in the water, converting it into bicarbonate ions, thus decreasing the acidity of the water, allowing the oceans to absorb more CO2 from the air and reduce global warming.

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15 Responses to “Lime in oceans ‘would reduce CO2 levels’”

1. Matzo Man Says:
   July 6th, 2009 at 10:46 am

   Cui bono? Some political cronies I’m sure. I think that playing around with mother nature will create some pretty weird and costly problems!

2. Truth Is Power Says:
   July 6th, 2009 at 10:53 am

   It would ALSO lower the natural saline levels, and MURDER all the ocean animals and fauna.

3. Gonza Says:
   July 6th, 2009 at 11:03 am

   Great..NOW the NWO is going to kill the oceans of the world by modifying the PH levels in it. NWO- DROP DEAD!!!!

   

   used to be proud brit Reply:
   July 6th, 2009 at 11:14 am

   DON`T WORRY THERE GOING TO BUILD AND UNDERGROUND FISH TANK TO KEEP ALL THE FISH IN

4. Robert A. Says:
   July 6th, 2009 at 11:19 am

   Watch This Video – Astronomer Devises Giant Sun Shield To Reverse Global Warming – Maximum Propaganda -MUST SEE.

   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ear.....rming.html

5. truth911 Says:
   July 6th, 2009 at 11:45 am

   these so called scientists are useless fucking idiots along with our useless overpaid criminal government

   

   walt Reply:
   July 6th, 2009 at 1:00 pm

   You said it for me, but much nicer.

6. truth911 Says:
   July 6th, 2009 at 11:46 am

   and the nwo are some really stupid old bastards

7. dno7956 Says:
   July 6th, 2009 at 12:23 pm

   Is there any intelligent life left on this planet? Even a small child has more sense.

8. andtheseaswillboil Says:
   July 6th, 2009 at 12:51 pm

   helllloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

9. Ray Says:
   July 6th, 2009 at 1:37 pm

   Anthropogenic emission of CO2 account for a tiny fraction of the 350ish ppm that is contained in the atmosphere. Lean a bit of chemistry and chemical equilibrium and do the math to how much CO2 in the atmosphere it would take to “acidify” the oceans… a whole lot more!!!

10. omg Says:
    July 6th, 2009 at 1:58 pm

    Kill all the fish in the ocean now?

11. bootroll Says:
    July 6th, 2009 at 2:59 pm

    What about the wonderful and beautiful animal and plant life in our seas?
    Look at this organisation’s site and it’s full of references to NGOs, raising funds, lawyers doing pro bono work for them, Shell backs them, dodgy as hell!

12. Buy flowers online Says:
    July 7th, 2009 at 12:04 am

    Is it also effect the global warming..

13. darrell Says:
    July 7th, 2009 at 9:41 am

    This is like The Animatrix, where the UN decided to cut off the main energy source for the cyborg city by blackening the sky with noxious black gas!