A groundbreaking study has found that an extinct Volcano off the coast of Portugal has the potential to store between 1.2 and 8.6 gigatons of carbon dioxide, effectively neutralizing the country's industrial emissions for 24 to 125 years. Scientists are exploring the technique of "in situ mineral carbonization" to extract CO2 from the atmosphere and inject it into the volcano. The rocks of the volcano already contain significant amounts of carbonates, indicating natural carbonization processes, and have ample space for CO2 injection. The study suggests that other underwater volcanoes could also be used as CO2 storage sites.

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