These tiny plants and giant animals are helping to store vast amounts of CO2 in our oceans

Katharine Rooney, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture

These tiny plants and giant animals are helping to store vast amounts of CO2 in our oceans
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Scientists have discovered that microscopic plants called diatoms absorb 10-20 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) every year as they float on the surface of the ocean. That’s equal to the amount of carbon captured annually by all of the world’s rainforests.

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