UPSC 2023EnvironmentModerate

Consider the following activities : 1. Spreading finely ground basalt rock on farmlands extensively 2. Increasing the alkalinity of oceans by adding lime 3. Capturing carbon dioxide released by various industries and pumping it into abandoned subterranean mines in the form of carbonated waters How many of the above activities are often considered and discussed for carbon capture and sequestration?

a
Only one
b
Only two
c
All three
d
None
Climate Change MitigationCarbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) / GeoengineeringCarbon capture and sequestrationbasalt rockfarmlandsalkalinity of oceansadding limecarbon dioxidesubterranean minescarbonated waters

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