Articles | Volume 24, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-5659-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-5659-2024
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15 May 2024
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Opinion: A research roadmap for exploring atmospheric methane removal via iron salt aerosol

Katrine A. Gorham, Sam Abernethy, Tyler R. Jones, Peter Hess, Natalie M. Mahowald, Daphne Meidan, Matthew S. Johnson, Maarten M. J. W. van Herpen, Yangyang Xu, Alfonso Saiz-Lopez, Thomas Röckmann, Chloe A. Brashear, Erika Reinhardt, and David Mann

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The article is an interesting and provocative paper that derives its ideas from recently published research results and discoveries about the ambivalent role of atmospheric halogens (chlorine) in controlling the global abundance of tropospheric O3, OH and CH4. It discusses and proposes a possible roadmap to explore how artificially released iron chloride aerosols could reduce the atmospheric CH4 burden to mitigate its climate impact. The authors call for interdisciplinary efforts while keeping in mind ethical concerns and social impacts due to the proposed method.
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Rapid reduction in atmospheric methane is needed to slow the rate of global warming. Reducing anthropogenic methane emissions is a top priority. However, atmospheric methane is also impacted by rising natural emissions and changing sinks. Studies of possible atmospheric methane removal approaches, such as iron salt aerosols to increase the chlorine radical sink, benefit from a roadmapped approach to understand if there may be viable and socially acceptable ways to decrease future risk.
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