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So cut the amount of energy going to the life that produces the oxygen we need to survive....
Well, with they way ocean temps are skyrocketing, maybe it doesn't hurt to siphon off a bit of that energy.
That was my first thought too. But then I remembered this research article saying that oceans were turning greener... https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02262-9 maybe we're at a win-win situation? Phytoplankton are the base of the marine food web, and their blooms can deplete oxygen levels in the water, endangering the marine ecosystem..