Abstract
Within Earth’s surface, there are billions of tons of rocks containing minerals that are reactive with CO2, which is a greenhouse gas that has harmful effects on our planet’s climate. Over thousands of years, these minerals interact with the CO2 in the air, converting the gas into new carbonate minerals and permanently storing the CO2 in a solid form. Today, as society develops solutions to combat the harmful effects of excess CO2 in our atmosphere, the processes carried out by these reactive minerals could present a valuable opportunity. There is a challenge of speeding up the reactions so they happen within days (or even weeks), rather than thousands of years. Climate solutions like this are still new and will require more young and enthusiastic minds to advance their development so our climate is livable for generations to come!
Highlights
AGE: Within Earth’s surface, there are billions of tons of rocks containing minerals that are reactive with carbon dioxide (CO), which is a greenhouse gas that has harmful e ects on our planet’s climate
Energy that comes from a source that is in such abundance that it cannot be used up, such as wind or solar energies
The idea of carbon mineralization is based on a natural process called mineral weathering, in which certain minerals interact with CO in the air, forming white carbonate minerals like those in the White Cli s of Dover below (Figure )
Summary
AGE: Within Earth’s surface, there are billions of tons of rocks containing minerals that are reactive with CO , which is a greenhouse gas that has harmful e ects on our planet’s climate. As society develops solutions to combat the harmful e ects of excess CO in our atmosphere, the processes carried out by these reactive minerals could present a valuable opportunity. There is a challenge of speeding up the reactions so they happen within days (or even weeks), rather than thousands of years. Climate solutions like this are still new and will require more young and enthusiastic minds to advance their development so our climate is livable for generations to come!
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