Volcanic rocks help turn carbon emissions to stone — and fast
Pumping CO2 into basalt offers advantage over similar methods to combat climate change
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HARD ROCK A pilot program in Iceland successfully transformed carbon dioxide emissions from a geothermal power plant into solid rock by injecting the greenhouse gas into basaltic lava rocks (shown here).
Sigurdur Gislason