Reducing carbon dioxide on the earth

European Union (EU) raises a project in term to reduce carbon dioxide to atmosphere. It is believed that by conducting this project would be able to capture and store carbon dioxide in underground or seabed. This sophisticated and crucial technology is built in order to reduce global warming impact of fossil fuel and gases that the word is relying. Relying on these sources of energies has been estimated to continue for decades.

This project could be raised from experimental data that has been obtained since 1996. The data show that this project will be successful and visible project in future. The experimental result shows burry 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in a sandstone formation 1,000 metres underneath seabed, has no negative impact up to date. Further study shows that the liquid CO2 tend to sink deeper underground instead return to the surface. Burying 10 million tonnes every year is equivalent to carbon emission from 300,000 cars.

Although the project seems visible but scientists still argue releasing carbon dioxide into seabed may be harmful for marine ecosystem especially coral reef. A recent study shows that excesses carbon dioxide would cause acidic condition in the sea. The more acids the more energy would be need to sustain coral reef. The more energies spend on it would cause coral to be die off. This suggested that more experiments need to be carried out before the implementation of the project.

For more detail: http://www.euractiv.com/en/climate-change/carbon-capture-storage/article-157806