Berkeley chemists have created a reusable material that pulls carbon dioxide from the air and holds onto it until it can be stored.

secret powder formula claims to be an air capture breakthrough.

  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    First of all, capturing CO2 out of the air is incredibly inefficient compared to simply not emitting it in the first place. It should be only the last resort after we’ve completely ceased using all fossil fuels and found that it still isn’t enough.

    Second, I wonder how much greenhouse gas the manufacturing of this material emits?

    • Rob Bos@lemmy.ca
      3·
      1 hour ago

      Eventually we’ll reach diminishing returns on co2 emissions and start needing to remove it actively. This research will come in handy then.