Implementing Climate Restoration This Decade

In parallel with achieving zero net emissions of carbon dioxide (CO<inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</inf>), the world needs to reduce current levels in the air of above 420 ppm to historically safe pre-industrial levels below 300 ppm. Atmospheric restoration using ocean iron fertilization (OIF) to stimulate phytoplankton uptake of CO<inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</inf> in strategic areas of the ocean appears to be the most effective option to achieve climate restoration to ensure a safe environment for posterity. This is based upon historical CO<inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</inf> data related to ice ages and the effects of eruptions, especially the 1991 Mt. Pinatubo eruption. A pilot project with modern measurement, reporting, and verification technologies, including instrument buoys and satellites, will help to confirm the approach and refine its methodology.