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New rock process aims to boost carbon capture

30,000 tonnes of basalt rock will be spread across farmland throughout the UK as part of an enhanced rock weathering trial to fight climate change

Farmers Guardian
clock • 2 min read
Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is a process that helps to address climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and permanently storing it in rocks
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Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is a process that helps to address climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and permanently storing it in rocks

A new partnership looking at enhanced rock weathering has been launched in a bid to trial faster, permanent carbon dioxide removal directly from the atmosphere. Resource management company Veolia has...

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