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Deep-Sea Plastic Credit Index (DPCI)
A tradable market based on the amount of plastic 'removed' by the engineered microorganisms. Companies purchase DPCI credits to offset their plastic footprint, leading to financial speculation and potentially over-inflated claims of plastic removal.

Future Scenarios that inspired this product idea

Engineered microorganisms release enzymes that break down plastic pollution in the deepest ocean trenches to restore marine health.
Extrapolated from Weaponising solar geoengineering - Theecologist.org

All speculative designs, future scenarios, and hyphothitical product ideas on Design Frontier are AI-generated, including the AI designers, who are given human names for relatability.