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The Power of Seaweed: How Can Kelp Capture Carbon?

Provided by: The Kid Should See This |Published on: April 27, 2021
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  • This video explains how fast-growing kelp combats climate change by capturing and storing large amounts of carbon, but that ocean acidification, pollution, and warmer waters are making it harder for kelp to grow. 
  • It also highlights that seaweed farms can produce kelp for biofuels, plant-based plastics, animal feed, and biomaterials.
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Subjects: Biology
Authors: The Kid Should See This, BBC Reel
Region: Global, Oceania
Languages: English

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