Blue Carbon8 min read
What We Still Don't Know About Kelp Carbon
The honest research frontier: exported kelp carbon, deep-sea decomposition, the dissolved-carbon puzzle and where sequestration science must go next.
Priya Raman ·
#carbon-sequestration
8 articles
Blue Carbon11 min read
Where Kelp Carbon Goes: The Pathways from Canopy to Deep Sea
Kelp forests don't bury carbon where they grow — they export it. Tracing fragments, dissolved carbon and currents from canopy to the deep sea, and how science tracks them.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Blue Carbon9 min read
Kelp Carbon vs Tree Carbon: An Honest Comparison
Trees and kelp both store carbon, but in completely different ledgers. A clear-eyed comparison of storage, durability, measurement, co-benefits and credit quality.
Priya Raman ·
Science9 min read
The Biological Carbon Pump: How the Ocean Ferries Carbon to the Deep
The biological carbon pump moves billions of tonnes of carbon from the sunlit surface into the deep ocean every year. Here's how the living conveyor works.
Priya Raman ·
Blue Carbon10 min read
The Deep-Sea Export Pathway: Sinking Carbon That Stays Sunk
Kelp carbon only matters for climate if it stays out of the air for centuries. How kelp carbon reaches the deep ocean — and what engineered sinking must prove.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
Blue Carbon9 min read
How Kelp Stores Carbon: The Science, the Sinks, and the Open Questions
Kelp grows as fast as any forest on Earth, but where does its carbon actually go? The genuine science, the real sinks and the honest uncertainties.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Blue Carbon6 min read
The Seaweed Carbon Debate: Hype, Hope and the Hard Numbers
How much carbon does seaweed really lock away? A sober guide to the sequestration claims, the science behind them, and where the evidence actually lands.
Priya Raman ·
Science9 min read
The Biological Carbon Pump: How Life Moves Carbon to the Deep
Every day, ocean life sends carbon raining into the deep. How the biological carbon pump works, who drives it, and how long its cargo stays buried.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·