It is estimated that the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by seagrass growing in and around major ports nationwide in one year is equivalent to about 11,000 households, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has announced that it is a seaweed bed. We are urgently considering the introduction of a new mechanism to support the maintenance of carbon dioxide.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the total amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by seagrass such as "eelgrass" that grows in and around 125 ports nationwide is estimated to be 45,000 tons per year.
This is equivalent to about 11,000 households in terms of household emissions.
Carbon dioxide absorbed by seaweeds is called "blue carbon", and like "green carbon" produced by forests, it is attracting attention as a measure against global warming.
For this reason, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is trying to support the conservation and cultivation of seagrass beds, etc. We are rushing to consider the introduction of.