CO2 and Climate Change: Understanding the Role of CO2

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CO2 in the atmosphere, produced by humans when we breathe, helps trees grow. In extreme amounts, it becomes a challenge. The climate discussion has lost rationality. CO2 itself is not bad, but the amount causes temperatures to rise. Carbon is the basis of all life, but poison is in the dose.

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Today’s show:

Avnos CEO Will Kain joins Jason to discuss the importance of direct air capture technology for our planet (4:07), CO2's relationship to climate change (11:02), the path to reaching net zero (36:45), and much more!

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(0:00) Avnos CEO Will Kain joins Jason

(4:07) What carbon capture is and what makes it important

(6:15) The high levels of CO2 in the atmosphere

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(11:02) CO2’s relationship to climate change

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(20:36) Direct air capture (DAC) technology developments and the cost of carbon capture

(26:17) What is takes to power a DAC system, resource efficiency, and Avnos’ unique HDAC

(32:33) Environmental conditions for DAC

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(36:45) The path to reaching net zero