Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We've started the first trial of Enhanced Rock Weathering on upland grasslands in the world, at Plynlimon in mid-Wales.

Adding crushed rock dust to farmland has the potential to remove and lock up large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere.

Enhanced Rock Weathering could remove up to 2 billion tonnes of CO2 a year from the atmosphere globally by 2050. This would include up to 30 million tonnes in the UK, ~30% of annual greenhouse gas removal targets as part of national #NetZero plans.

Our news: ceh.ac.uk/press/trials-will-investigate-if-rock-dust-can-combat-climate-crisis

Project page: sheffield.ac.uk/uk-enhanced-weathering

#ClimateChange #ClimateChangeAction #EnvironmentalScience
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