I was somewhat surprised to learn about this approach to removing carbon in the air. Rock weathering is the term used to describe rock dust (e.g. crushed basalt) being applied to farm fields.

Why do this? The chemical reactions that degrade the rock particles lock CO2 into carbonates within months.

The cost depends on local labour rates and varies from $80 per tonne in India to $160 in the US. This is in line with the $100-150 carbon price forecast by the World Bank for 2050.

The best part - many farmers already add limestone dust to their land in order to reduce acidification. Adding other rock dust can improves fertility and crop yields.

What do you think? Serious potential or is there something I'm missing?

@RajatVaghani this is a great initiative!

You should team up with @AlisonL at Ekoru - they're making a search engine alternative to Google which uses its revenue to clean oceans. Seems like a natural fit for someone who wants to be eco friendly in surfing the web

I was somewhat surprised to learn about this approach to removing carbon in the air. Rock weathering is the term used to describe rock dust (e.g. crushed basalt) being applied to farm fields.

Why do this? The chemical reactions that degrade the rock particles lock CO2 into carbonates within months.

The cost depends on local labour rates and varies from $80 per tonne in India to $160 in the US. This is in line with the $100-150 carbon price forecast by the World Bank for 2050.

The best part - many farmers already add limestone dust to their land in order to reduce acidification. Adding other rock dust can improves fertility and crop yields.

What do you think? Serious potential or is there something I'm missing?