New article shows flaws in current atmospheric science. Cooling interventions are needed.
Bad science and good intentions prevent effective climate action (eartharxiv.org) Quote: Even if all emissions stopped tomorrow, current committed warming will raise global temperatures by 2°C –5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2100 (Cheng et al., 2022; Huntingford et al., 2020; von Schuckmann et al., 2020; Zhou et al., 2021; Hansen et al., 2023). These are […]
New article on atmospheric methane removal
A good overview of the current developments in the field. Wang, Jin, and Qinghua Peter He. 2023. “Methane Removal from Air: Challenges and Opportunities” Methane 2, no. 4: 404-414. https://doi.org/10.3390/methane2040027
New article on methane removal with chlorine
Catalytic efficiencies for atmospheric methane removal in the high-chlorine regimeLuisa Pennacchio, Maarten van Herpen, Daphne Meidan, Alfonso Saiz-Lopez, Matthew S. Johnson https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/652666e08bab5d20551aaaa1 Abstract Catalytic production of chlorine atoms from iron salt aerosols (ISA) has been suggested as a means of achieving atmospheric methane reduction (AMR). The feasibility of this approach its efficiency and the optimum […]
New study regarding natural AMO
This study in PNAS, Publications of the (US-American) National Academy of the Sciences, again by the group around Matthew Johnson and Maarten van Herpen, plus many others, confirms natural atmospheric methane oxidation and provides measurements regarding the scale of this mechanism. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2303974120
New study confirms EAMO is possible
This is possibly a breakthrough for our technology. An international team of scientists have modelled natural methane oxidation and come to the conclusion that adding chlorine to the atmosphere could in fact cool the climate by up to 0.6 degrees. Even though chlorine cannot be released into the atmosphere directly, the model proves that we […]
National Academies Workshop on Atmospheric Methane Removal
We are excited to attend at this workshop. You can also be part of it, it is open for all and free of charge. Atmospheric Methane Removal Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities | National Academies
Desert Dust makes plants grow in the ocean
In this article in SciTechDaily the authors describe the process which is similar to what we wnat to achieve with Ocean Iron Fertilization (OIF). Desert Dust Plays a Vital Role in Fertilizing Phytoplankton Growth in Oceans (scitechdaily.com)
Article in MIT Technology Review
In the article James Temple describes the different views on Iron Salt Aerosols and mentions many known organizations, especially in the US, which are active in the field. These startups hope to spray iron-rich particles above the ocean to fight climate change | MIT Technology Review
Ocean fertilization revived as climate change alarm grows.
Ocean iron fertilization is relevant for AMR since we want to disperse ISA (Iron Salt Aerosol) in the atmosphere, which will eventually be washed out and fall into the ocean, where it will be dissolved into iron and salt (NaCl). This will cause algae to grow. This way AMR will not only remove methane but […]
First Article on AMR
AMR is featured in this article in Counterpunch.