UPSC Prelims 2023 · GS Paper 1 · Q38

Environment

Medium · Carbon capture and sequestration methods

Consider the following activities:

1. Spreading crushed basalt rock on farmland to accelerate natural carbon absorption

2. Adding lime to seawater to increase ocean alkalinity and enhance CO2 absorption

3. Capturing CO2 and injecting it underground into basalt rock formations, where it mineralises into stable carbonates

How many of the activities given above are recognised carbon capture and sequestration methods?