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LONDON CONVENTION PARTIES ADDRESS CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION
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The 29th Consultative Meeting of Contracting Parties to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention) and second meeting of Contracting Parties to the 1996 Protocol thereto (London Protocol) was held in London, UK, from 5-9 November 2007.
After considering a report from their scientific advisers, […]
The 29th Consultative Meeting of Contracting Parties to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention) and second meeting of Contracting Parties to the 1996 Protocol thereto (London Protocol) was held in London, UK, from 5-9 November 2007.
After considering a report from their scientific advisers, parties decided that large-scale fertilization of the oceans using micro-nutrients to sequester carbon dioxide is currently not justified, as the state of knowledge about the effectiveness and potential environmental impacts of such activities is currently insufficient. The meeting also completed the Guidelines for assessment of carbon dioxide capture and storage in sub-seabed geological formations.
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IMO Press Release, 16 November 2007