Turning Air into Stone: Tech-Based Carbon Removal
It has been 3 million years since there’s been this much CO2 in the atmosphere. According to the IPCC, stopping emissions won’t be enough to avoid the extreme weather that’s already occurring. We need to remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and nature-based solutions may not be enough. How could technology play a role?
Climate One · Climate One from The Commonwealth Club
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Show Notes
It has been 3 million years since there’s been this much CO2 in the atmosphere. Even if we stop all burning of fossil fuels today, humans have already emitted enough CO2 that we’ll continue experiencing extreme weather events for years to come. Not only do we need to stop emitting greenhouse gasses, but according to the IPCC, we also need to accelerate the removal of CO2. With forests burning faster than we can grow them, nature-based solutions may not be enough. What role might tech-based solutions play? Can they be implemented in a just, equitable way that does not give license for fossil fuel interests to continue business as usual?
Guests:
Marcius Extavour, VP, Energy & Climate, XPRIZE
Angela Anderson, Director of Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal at World Resources Institute
Rachel Glennerster, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Chicago
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