Enhanced weathering simply accelerates this process.

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Applying this material as a soil pH amendment also offers other benefits including improved soil health and crop productivity.

This Irish startup is throwing concrete dust on farms to fight climate change

The trial is being funded by prize money awarded to Silicate under the THRIVE/Shell Climate-Smart Agriculture Challenge.

For comparison,a typicalpassenger vehicleemits about4.6 tonnesof CO2 annually.

Story bySion Geschwindt

Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.

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