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The Seaweed Revolution review: How to save the world with seaweed

Marine algae could replace plastic, massively cut our carbon emissions and help feed billions of people healthily, according to an excellent new book by Vincent Doumeizel

By Chris Simms

19 April 2023

A kelp forest, dominated by giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), grows off the coast of northern California. This is an important habitat for a diverse array of eastern Pacific marine life.; Shutterstock ID 179694674; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

A marine forest, off the coast of northern California, is dominated by fast-growing giant kelp

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The Seaweed Revolution
Vincent Doumeizel translated by Charlotte Coombe (Hero Press)

NEXT time you have maki sushi, consider the nori seaweed it is wrapped in – it might well help save the planet.

As Vincent Doumeizel reveals in his book The Seaweed Revolution, the potential of seaweed, or marine algae, to transform our world is huge. If we could grow it sustainably, he writes, “seaweed could feed people, replace plastic, decarbonize the economy, cool the atmosphere, …

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