• Question: Can climatic engineering, by the use of different planktons make a significant contribution to reducing the effect of global warming?

    Asked by MaximDis to Daniela ?, ☣ Danna, Jonny, Juan, Lindsay on 15 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: Jonathan Hunter

      Jonathan Hunter answered on 15 Jun 2016:

      This is not my area so I’m not sure but I would guess that if it worked then it could have a significant impact on global warming. But there are many factors to consider such as food chains and the ethical implactions of genetically modifying animals.

    • Photo: Daniela Lobo

      Daniela Lobo answered on 16 Jun 2016:

      I have never though about this before, and I had no clue this was a thing.
      But here’s what I found, I think it’s a good read:
      https://aeon.co/essays/can-tiny-plankton-help-reverse-climate-change

      The answer to some people seems to be… yes?

    • Photo: Danna Gifford

      Danna Gifford answered on 22 Jun 2016:

      It’s an interesting idea that I’m not too familiar with. I suppose it would also depend on how well phytoplankton can be converted into another biomass for long-term carbon storage.

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