ESTC35H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Iron Fertilization, Precautionary Principle
4 Apr 2018
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Precautionary principle must be employed in cases of uncertainty. Russ george utilized the rhetorical ploy of salmon restoration to make his argument for iron fertilization more compelling to indigenous communities. Framing of the issue influences how it"s interpreted. Plankton-boosting project in chile sparks controversy - tollefson (2017): Proposal to drop tonnes of iron into the pacific ocean to stimulate the growth of phytoplankton. Claim is that it"ll help revive chilean fisheries. No evidence, as it"s hard to determine how much carbon is sequestered. Merits further research, there have been 13 inconclusive experiments. Farm the oceans to help stop global warming - biello (2016): Plankton of the sea produces 70% of the oxygen in the atmosphere. Give me a half a tanker of iron i will give you the next ice age - john martin. Plumes of phytoplankton will absorb co2, cooling the atmosphere. Article is in support of iron fertilization.
