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Seaweed Farming

Provided by: Project Drawdown |Published on: December 5, 2022
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  • This article assesses seaweed farming as a climate solution and reports that increasing the amount of seaweed in the ocean could be an effective and sustainable solution for reducing greenhouse gas levels.
  • This report provides quantitative data and evidence to analyze the carbon sequestration potential of seaweed farming based on different levels of implementation of this solution and describes how macroalgae (seaweed) can be used as food and alternative fuel.
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Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, English Language Arts
Authors: Project Drawdown
Region: Global
Languages: English

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Project Drawdown
Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. Project Drawdown resources for educators include the database of Drawdown Solutions, educational video series Climate Solutions 101, the Drawdown Stories initiative, and more. 

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