Adding crushed rock dust to farmland could draw down up to two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the air per year and help meet key global climate targets, according to a study led by the ...

Promising results have been achieved from a trial that applied basalt rock dust to spring oats, and the product is being offered free of charge to farmers in selected parts of the region. It is part ...

Adding crushed rock dust to farmland could draw down up to two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the air per year and help meet key global climate targets, according to a study led by the ...

The dust is crushed basalt – volcanic rock which can be found in abundance in quarries across the country. The magic comes from its ability to both capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and ...

The newest study found even greater news: this rock dust can actually increase crop yields by 12-16%. Over a four-year period, the researchers spread the tiny basalt particles over fields that ...

“Past studies on rock weathering have measured how the weathering process affects carbon capture, but they’ve overlooked the ...

Spreading basalt rock dust on soils, a technique known as enhanced rock weathering (ERW), can also help by making the soil more alkaline. But as well as being a planet-warming pollutant ...