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| Title |
Farming with crops and rocks to address global climate, food and soil security
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| Published in |
Nature Plants, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.1038/s41477-018-0108-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David J. Beerling, Jonathan R. Leake, Stephen P. Long, Julie D. Scholes, Jurriaan Ton, Paul N. Nelson, Michael Bird, Euripides Kantzas, Lyla L. Taylor, Binoy Sarkar, Mike Kelland, Evan DeLucia, Ilsa Kantola, Christoph Müller, Greg Rau, James Hansen |
| Abstract |
The magnitude of future climate change could be moderated by immediately reducing the amount of CO2entering the atmosphere as a result of energy generation and by adopting strategies that actively remove CO2from it. Biogeochemical improvement of soils by adding crushed, fast-reacting silicate rocks to croplands is one such CO2-removal strategy. This approach has the potential to improve crop production, increase protection from pests and diseases, and restore soil fertility and structure. Managed croplands worldwide are already equipped for frequent rock dust additions to soils, making rapid adoption at scale feasible, and the potential benefits could generate financial incentives for widespread adoption in the agricultural sector. However, there are still obstacles to be surmounted. Audited field-scale assessments of the efficacy of CO2capture are urgently required together with detailed environmental monitoring. A cost-effective way to meet the rock requirements for CO2removal must be found, possibly involving the recycling of silicate waste materials. Finally, issues of public perception, trust and acceptance must also be addressed. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 341 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 37 | 11% |
| Spain | 22 | 6% |
| Mexico | 20 | 6% |
| United States | 20 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 16 | 5% |
| Argentina | 10 | 3% |
| Colombia | 8 | 2% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7 | 2% |
| India | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 47 | 14% |
| Unknown | 148 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 289 | 85% |
| Scientists | 38 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 9 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 221 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 221 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 27 | 12% |
| Researcher | 26 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 24 | 11% |
| Unknown | 97 | 44% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 35 | 16% |
| Environmental Science | 24 | 11% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 20 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 3% |
| Engineering | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 13 | 6% |
| Unknown | 115 | 52% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 550. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 December 2022.
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