Strong time dependence of ocean acidification mitigation by atmospheric carbon dioxide removal

Carbon dioxide removal technologies are often touted as a potential strategy to combat ocean acidification. However, the authors show here that these strategies are only effective when included as part of aggressive and rapid climate-action, undermining the idea of geoengineering as a panacea.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M. Hofmann, S. Mathesius, E. Kriegler, D. P. van Vuuren, H. J. Schellnhuber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13586-4