Breaking Down: Collapse Episode 73 - Technology Won't Save Us (Carbon Capture)
Feb 9, 2022
48:11
There are two technologies that techno-optimists love to tout as our saviors, that which will save us in the future: Carbon Capture and Geoengineering. While Geoengineering has been covered previously in this podcast, this episode focuses on the current state of carbon capture and why it's not the answer to all our problems.
Learn More:
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/02/book-excerpt-the-uninhabitable-earth-david-wallace-wells.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/31/carbon-capture-technology.html
https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/what-is-ccs-how-does-it-work
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-02184-x
https://scitechdaily.com/cheaper-carbon-capture-is-on-the-way-marathon-research-effort-drives-down-cost/
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/20/a-shocking-failure-chevron-criticised-for-missing-carbon-capture-target-at-wa-gas-project
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kb43x/shell-quest-carbon-capture-plant-alberta?utm_source=reddit.com
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Learn More:
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/02/book-excerpt-the-uninhabitable-earth-david-wallace-wells.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/31/carbon-capture-technology.html
https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/what-is-ccs-how-does-it-work
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-02184-x
https://scitechdaily.com/cheaper-carbon-capture-is-on-the-way-marathon-research-effort-drives-down-cost/
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/20/a-shocking-failure-chevron-criticised-for-missing-carbon-capture-target-at-wa-gas-project
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kb43x/shell-quest-carbon-capture-plant-alberta?utm_source=reddit.com
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