Occidental Petroleum is investing in billion-dollar projects to suck carbon dioxide out of the sky. The effort is raising hopes — and eyebrows
By Daniel Estrin, Camila Domonoske
3-Minute Listen / Transcript available
Occidental Petroleum is investing in billion-dollar projects to suck carbon dioxide out of the sky. The effort is raising hopes — and eyebrows
By Daniel Estrin, Camila Domonoske
3-Minute Listen / Transcript available
i thought i read somewhere its still more efficient to just plant trees or some biomass.
I think algae is more efficient than trees. Not sure tho.
Thing is, the tree is mostly carbon at the end of it’s lifespan. So then what? You merely delayed the problem at that point.
Even if you don’t decompose the material or burn it, you will have the carbon released back eventually.