Commentary on Sequestering Atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> Inorganically: A Solution for Malaysia’s CO<sub>2</sub> Emission
The commentary questions the basis behind an article on accounting and calculating inorganic carbon sequestration services for Malaysia. We point out the omission of coastal vegetated ecosystems. We also bring the author’s attention to the problems of using a seemingly resultant chemistry...
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| author | John Barry Gallagher Nithiyaa Nilamani Norlaila Binti Mohd Zanuri |
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| description | The commentary questions the basis behind an article on accounting and calculating inorganic carbon sequestration services for Malaysia. We point out the omission of coastal vegetated ecosystems. We also bring the author’s attention to the problems of using a seemingly resultant chemistry within open systems, in which reactive species come from external sources. In addition, we point out that ecosystem services in the mitigation of climate change must be referenced against a manufacturing process, such as cement’s normal lifetime of carbon dioxide sequestration. Without such a reference state, sequestration services may be severely overestimated and when used within a cap and trade system, it will lead to an increased rate of carbon dioxide emissions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aab7fe76ad2648aba252bffb297d0a402022-12-21T23:53:28ZengMDPI AGGeosciences2076-32632019-02-01929010.3390/geosciences9020090geosciences9020090Commentary on Sequestering Atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> Inorganically: A Solution for Malaysia’s CO<sub>2</sub> EmissionJohn Barry Gallagher0Nithiyaa Nilamani1Norlaila Binti Mohd Zanuri2Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies, Universiti Sains, 11800 Gelugor, MalaysiaCentre for Marine and Coastal Studies, Universiti Sains, 11800 Gelugor, MalaysiaCentre for Marine and Coastal Studies, Universiti Sains, 11800 Gelugor, MalaysiaThe commentary questions the basis behind an article on accounting and calculating inorganic carbon sequestration services for Malaysia. We point out the omission of coastal vegetated ecosystems. We also bring the author’s attention to the problems of using a seemingly resultant chemistry within open systems, in which reactive species come from external sources. In addition, we point out that ecosystem services in the mitigation of climate change must be referenced against a manufacturing process, such as cement’s normal lifetime of carbon dioxide sequestration. Without such a reference state, sequestration services may be severely overestimated and when used within a cap and trade system, it will lead to an increased rate of carbon dioxide emissions.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/9/2/90inorganic carbon sequestrationblue carbonsequestration services |
| spellingShingle | John Barry Gallagher Nithiyaa Nilamani Norlaila Binti Mohd Zanuri Commentary on Sequestering Atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> Inorganically: A Solution for Malaysia’s CO<sub>2</sub> Emission Geosciences inorganic carbon sequestration blue carbon sequestration services |
| title | Commentary on Sequestering Atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> Inorganically: A Solution for Malaysia’s CO<sub>2</sub> Emission |
| title_full | Commentary on Sequestering Atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> Inorganically: A Solution for Malaysia’s CO<sub>2</sub> Emission |
| title_fullStr | Commentary on Sequestering Atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> Inorganically: A Solution for Malaysia’s CO<sub>2</sub> Emission |
| title_full_unstemmed | Commentary on Sequestering Atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> Inorganically: A Solution for Malaysia’s CO<sub>2</sub> Emission |
| title_short | Commentary on Sequestering Atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> Inorganically: A Solution for Malaysia’s CO<sub>2</sub> Emission |
| title_sort | commentary on sequestering atmospheric co sub 2 sub inorganically a solution for malaysia s co sub 2 sub emission |
| topic | inorganic carbon sequestration blue carbon sequestration services |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/9/2/90 |
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