EPISODE · Oct 30, 2018 · 9 MIN
Carbon Capture Is Messy and Fraught—But Might Be Essential
from Science, Spoken · host SpokenLayer
On paper, carbon capture is a simple proposition: Take carbon that we’ve pulled out of the Earth in the form of coal and oil and put into the atmosphere, and pull it out of the atmosphere and put it back in the Earth. It’s like hitting undo on the Industrial Revolution. And scientists can indeed yank CO2 out of thin air, except that the process is expensive, not very efficient, and morally complicated. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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On paper, carbon capture is a simple proposition: Take carbon that we’ve pulled out of the Earth in the form of coal and oil and put into the atmosphere, and pull it out of the atmosphere and put it back in the Earth. It’s like hitting undo on the Industrial Revolution. And scientists can indeed yank CO2 out of thin air, except that the process is expensive, not very efficient, and morally complicated.
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Carbon Capture Is Messy and Fraught—But Might Be Essential
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