Pledging to join the Paris climate agreement, Tuesday, Syria unveiled a unique plan to reduce its carbon emissions.

First, President Bashar Assad intends to double down on an already proven strategy of redirecting carbon emissions out of the atmosphere. Entitled “the carbon alternative,” Assad’s approach will involve Syrian volunteers storing environmentally damaging chemicals such as VX, sarin, and chlorine in their lungs.

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