Carbon removal technology: How far have we come and what does the future hold? : Here & Now Anytime - NPR
Carbon removal technology: How far have we come and what does the future hold? : Here & Now Anytime : NPR
Carbon removal technology: How far have we come and what does the future hold?
Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd and Chris Bentley visited locations across the U.S. to understand how carbon removal technology is working to reverse some effects of climate change. They unpack the promising future of this technology and the limitations of it.
And, O'Dowd reports on carbon capture technology that sucks CO2 directly from the air and stores it in concrete used to make buildings, roads and more. While it's certainly helpful in the fight against climate change, critics say it doesn't go far enough.
Then, Israeli airstrikes killed Palestinian poet and writer Refaat Alareer on Wednesday along with 6 members of his family. Yousef Aljamal, a fellow Palestinian writer and a close friend of Refaat, joins us to talk about Refaat's life and work.
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Related Knowledge Center: Carbon capture
The federal government is investing heavily in the development of carbon capture and storage (or sequestration), which offers the enticing prospect of preventing carbon dioxide emissions produced during combustion from entering the atmosphere and contributing to climate change. But the technologies involved, while proven, remain expensive, an obstacle to widespread adoption.