The question is how do we reduce emissions and continue to grow the economy?
The New Drawdown Superpower: Carbon Capture
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Even if we stopped emitting carbon tomorrow, trillions of tons would remain in our atmosphere, causing climate change for generations. While natural, agricultural drawdown techniques are being deployed, high-tech carbon capture tools are getting major buzz in the environmental movement. From direct air capture to retrofitting power plants, what are the most promising solutions already being used across industry? What policies should be implemented to empower these innovations? And despite major corporate backing and recent federal tax credits, are there inconvenient truths about the technology that inhibit its ability to scale?
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