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Key 'step forward' in cutting cost of removing CO2 from air
A Canadian company, backed by Bill Gates, says it has reached an important threshold in developing technology that can remove CO2 from the air.
Carbon Engineering has published a peer-reviewed study showing that they can capture carbon for under $100 dollars a tonne.
This would be a major advance on the current price of around $600 per tonne.
The company says their immediate goal is to produce synthetic liquid fuels made from carbon and renewable energy.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44396781
Carbon Engineering has published a peer-reviewed study showing that they can capture carbon for under $100 dollars a tonne.
This would be a major advance on the current price of around $600 per tonne.
The company says their immediate goal is to produce synthetic liquid fuels made from carbon and renewable energy.
--more--
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44396781
Fossil fuels will have to be outlawed and Bill Gates will need his nuclear power plants to make this viable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TerraPower