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Sinking trees into the Arctic Ocean could reduce carbon emissions. But is it worth it?

20 February 2026, Bob MacDonalad, www.cbc.ca

Trees are well known for their ability to store carbon dioxide, but this storage solution is not forever. When trees rot or burn in a wildfire, they release that carbon back into the atmosphere. A group of scientists from the UK, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic proposed an idea to sink mature trees from the vast boreal forest into the deep Arctic Ocean to lock away their carbon for centuries to come.

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Protecting Permafrost: Addressing the Climate Threat of Arctic Thaw

01 September 2025, Ian Graham, cascadeinstitute.org

Protecting Permafrost: Addressing the Climate Threat of Arctic Thaw examines the significant climate threat posed by Arctic permafrost thaw. Climate heating is causing permafrost to thaw, leading to the release of heat-trapping gases like carbon dioxide and methane, which in turn accelerates climate change. The report assesses 13 potential interventions to slow or stop thaw and reduce emissions, with three being ready for deployment: wildfire management, caribou herding, and conservation or restoration of peatlands and wetlands. We emphasize the need for a comprehensive approach, including improving scientific understanding, gathering better data, developing permafrost thaw models, and creating governance frameworks.

Land-based measures

This B.C. company says it can change the weather to stop lightning and wildfires — but won’t say how

02 July 2025, Jesse Winter, thenarwhal.ca

The startup company Skyward Wildfire claims it can prevent wildfires by disrupting lightning before it strikes. Its website says it uses “government-approved methods” to neutralize the potential electric charge in storm clouds during periods of high fire weather risk, reducing lightning strikes — and the fires they can cause — in the first place. Experts say it’s possible — but the science is murky and few details are available.

Land-based measures -> Wildfire management

As ‘Doomsday’ Glacier Melts, Can an Artificial Barrier Save It?

26 August 2024, Fred Pearce, e360.yale.edu

Relatively warm ocean currents are weakening the base of Antarctica’s enormous Thwaites Glacier, whose demise could raise sea levels by as much as 7 feet. To separate the ice from those warmer ocean waters, scientists have put forward an audacious plan to erect a massive underwater curtain.

Land-based measures -> Increasing glacier thickness by local artificial snow production

Sun block: The promise and peril of solar geoengineering

23 July 2024, Jeremy Hance, news.mongabay.com

Recent research and interest, especially from the U.S. government, has pushed a solar geoengineering idea known as SAI, or stratospheric aerosol injection, to the top of lists of potential ideas to cool the planet. SAI would use fleets of high-flying aircraft to disperse sunlight-reflecting particles, including sulfates, into the stratosphere.

Land-based measures -> Sea ice breakup in winter

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"Sinking trees into the Arctic Ocean could reduce carbon emissions. But is it worth it?"

20 February 2026, Bob MacDonalad, www.cbc.ca

"Protecting Permafrost: Addressing the Climate Threat of Arctic Thaw "

01 September 2025, Ian Graham, cascadeinstitute.org

"This B.C. company says it can change the weather to stop lightning and wildfires — but won’t say how"

02 July 2025, Jesse Winter, thenarwhal.ca

"As ‘Doomsday’ Glacier Melts, Can an Artificial Barrier Save It?"

26 August 2024, Fred Pearce, e360.yale.edu

"Sun block: The promise and peril of solar geoengineering"

23 July 2024, Jeremy Hance, news.mongabay.com