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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Is this the key to combatting climate change? Scientists are using a giant vacuum in Iceland dubbed The Mammoth to suck 36,000 tonnes of CO2 from the air every year

The Mammoth can remove the CO2 equivalent of 7,800 petrol cars each year Amongst all the complex science surrounding climate change, one possible solution sounds absurdly simple. Scientists have developed a massive vacuum in Iceland to suck up to 36,000 tonnes of CO2 from the air every single year The Mammoth, as the plant has been dubbed, uses 72 modular …

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1 year, 4 months ago

How the Biden administration is pouring billions into technology that sucks carbon from the air

LA Times

The Biden adminstration is funding projects by Occidental Petroleum and Climeworks that will remove carbon dioxide from the air. “If we deploy this at scale, this technology can help us make serious headway toward our net-zero emission goals.” Once operational, the hubs are expected to remove more than 2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year from the atmosphere, …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Carbon capture startup Climeworks removes CO2 from atmosphere in ‘industry first’

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A climate startup claims to have captured carbon dioxide from the open air …

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2 years, 8 months ago

World’s biggest carbon removal machine ‘freezes over’ in Iceland

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The company running the world’s largest carbon removal machine has been forced to make modifications …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Air-scrubbing machines gain momentum, but long way to go

Associated Press

NEW YORK — On a field ringed by rolling green hills in Iceland, fans attached to metal structures that look like an industrial-sized Lego project are spinning. They say we need to suck massive amounts of carbon dioxide out of the air and put it back underground — yielding what some call “negative emissions.” “We have already failed on climate …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Direct air capture sucks carbon right out of the skies

Wired

Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher were, in the latter’s words, “young, motivated and maybe a bit naïve,” when they decided in 2009 to set up a company based on technology that could capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Climeworks, based in Zurich, Switzerland, specialises in direct air capture of carbon dioxide, which is then permanently stored underground. Climeworks’ carbon dioxide …

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3 years, 4 months ago

World's biggest 'carbon-sucking' machine is switched on in Iceland

Daily Mail

The world's biggest carbon-sucking machine, billed as a tool to reduce climate change, has been switched on in Iceland. The $15 million 'direct air capture' machine, created by Zurich-based company Climeworks, launched on Wednesday at the Hellisheiði Power Station, Iceland. Called Orca, it will capture 4,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year as part of efforts to reduce levels …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Clock’s running out on climate change. California says it’s time for giant carbon vacuums

LA Times

Solar panels, wind turbines and electric cars will go far in helping California and the Biden administration meet their aggressive climate goals — but not far enough. Even if the Texas plant meets its goals, the carbon dioxide removed by it would reflect less than 1% of the emissions California needs to pull from the atmosphere to hit its climate …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Could carbon-removal tech make travel more sustainable?

BBC

Could carbon-removal tech make travel more sustainable? ON Power/Arni Saeberg Climeworks’ direct air capture plant in Iceland is powered by waste heat from a geothermal energy plant While most climate scientists agree that a portfolio of carbon dioxide removal solutions is required to help turn back the clock on global warming, the efficiency and measurability of DAC with permanent storage …

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5 years, 10 months ago

Can geoengineering slow climate change, or will it be used as an excuse not to cut emissions?

ABC

In October the United Nations' climate body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, sounded a grim warning. Global carbon levels from 2010 needed to be cut by almost half by 2030, limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, otherwise the world could be locked into catastrophic climate change. 'Last warning' before 1.5C warming inevitable The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change …

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