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Vacuuming carbon from the air could stop climate change. Not everyone likes the idea

NPR · Lauren Sommer · last updated

Some of the biggest companies in the world, including Facebook and Google, are planning to spend almost $1 billion on a new climate change strategy. It’s not renewable energy or planting trees. It’s pulling carbon dioxide emissions right out of the air.

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