Sentences with phrase «rate of carbon capture»

Yes, a certain volume of water may get fertilised eventually anyway, but by fertilising it now can't we speed up the rate and thereby increase the general rate of carbon capture by the oceans?

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The climate is warming in the arctic at twice the rate of the rest of the globe creating a longer growing season and increased plant growth, which captures atmospheric carbon, and thawing permafrost, which releases carbon into the atmosphere.

At the same time, poleward shifts of westerly winds in the Southern Ocean reduced the region's ability to suck up CO2 as have mid-latitude droughts, which slowed the growth rate of forests and plants that capture carbon.

Although Polk does not capture carbon dioxide (it still goes up the exhaust stack, at a rate of 5,000 tons a day), it could easily be retrofitted to do so; new IGCC plants could have the capacity built in.

The microencapsulated carbon sorbents (MECS) achieve an order - of - magnitude increase in CO2 absorption rates compared to sorbents currently used in carbon capture.

For carbon capture facilities near oilfields, the possibility of selling carbon dioxide for use in enhanced oil recovery — even at a lower credit rate — will likely yield higher returns than other types of carbon storage, making it an enticing option.

Scenarios devised by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change don't just involve different estimations of climate sensitivity, they involve different projections of the spread of renewable energy and efficiency, the development of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), the rate of deforestation, and all sorts of other social, political, and technological trends.

Growth medium 106 processed in carbon dioxide capture facility 104 may include an additive such as a catalyst that enhances the rate of carbon dioxide transfer from gas 110 to the growth medium (e.g., enhances the rate of reaction (3) above).

Accelerating rates of sea - level rise linked to climate change pose a major threat to coastal marshes and the vital carbon capturing they perform.

If instead longer - term impacts are given more weight, as reflected in use of a low discounting rate that arguably better captures multi-generational impacts, reductions of carbon dioxide provide comparable valuation to those of PIC and SO2.