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Mercedes Maroto-Valer on making carbon dioxide useful
Dec 12, 2023
Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer, the UK's Decarbonisation Champion, shares innovative ideas on turning CO2 into something useful. She discusses the need to rethink carbon dioxide, capturing and utilizing CO2, 3D printing smart rocks for real-time data, developing sustainable aviation fuel, and the urgent need to tackle climate change with realistic optimism.
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- Carbon dioxide can be harnessed in useful ways by converting it into fuel or safely storing it away.
- Decarbonisation involves finding applications for excess carbon dioxide while recognizing the usefulness of carbon in various industries and products.
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Carbon as a Dirty Word
In the current climate, carbon has gained a negative connotation due to its association with greenhouse gases and climate change. However, Mercedes Morota Valle, Director of the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions at Heriot Wat University, wants to change that perception. She believes that carbon is not inherently bad and can be harnessed in useful ways. By capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converting it into fuel or safely storing it away, she aims to make carbon a climate-saving compound.
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