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Re:The impact of direct air carbon capture on climate change by zozbot234 on Thursday November 21, 2019 @07:31PM (#21601312)
Yes, there are rocks that will "extract" carbon from the air on their own if crushed into sand. They are even reasonably abundant, so it seems like they would be a feasible tool for carbon capture. It would basically amount to speeding up the natural carbon cycle, which normally keeps carbon dioxide concentrations relatively stable in the very long run.
Re:The impact of direct air carbon capture on climate change by rapnie on Friday November 22, 2019 @03:20AM (#21603820)
The rocks are called olivine, and are very common. They indeed look very promising for CO2 absorption.

https://www.betterworldsolutions.eu/is-olivine-the-solution-...