A climate change solution slowly gains ground

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — At the end of a cul-de-sac called Fresh Way, two bright green structures the size of shipping containers gleam in the warm sunlight, quietly sucking from the air the carbon dioxide that is warming the planet.

will require measures to reduce emissions, including the further deployment of existing and new technologies.” Over the past several years, the firms have vied to make technological progress. The cost of carbon capture has fallen from $600 a ton to as low as $100 a ton — and lower if a cheap or free source of heat or energy is available.

The federal tax credits, known as 45Q credits, were slipped into the 2018 federal budget in the wee hours of Feb. 9, 2018, after a nine-hour government shutdown. It attracted support from both parties, with leading roles played by Sen. John Barrasso , whose state relies heavily on oil, gas and coal production, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse , who has spoken almost weekly on the Senate floor about the urgency of climate change and the danger of burning fossil fuels.

But of the 65 million tons of carbon dioxide that is pumped underground in the United States every year, about 60 million tons is for enhanced oil recovery, said Sally Benson, co-director of Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy. And demand is growing. “People now understand the need for addressing climate change,” Carbon Engineering’s chief executive Steve Oldham said in an interview after testifying before a Senate committee. “When you don’t have a solution, it’s a scary thought.”

Drawing on research at the University of Calgary and Carnegie Mellon University, Carbon Engineering converts carbon dioxide into transportation fuels. It does that by combining CO2 with hydrogen — creating a carbon neutral cycle. That could help oil companies meet California’s requirement to reduce the carbon intensity of motor fuels by 20 percent by 2030.

Like Global Thermostat, Climeworks traps CO2 simply by exposing a filter to air. The filter contains amines, a derivative of ammonia. Once the filter is saturated, it is heated with steam past the boiling point of 100 degrees Celsius, hot enough to free the carbon dioxide so it can be pumped into pipes or storage tanks. Currently, the Climeworks uses free waste heat from a local incinerator, reducing its costs.Global Thermostat has a somewhat different model than the other two.

Unless the major world polluters China, India, and Rusia make major pollution cuts there is no 'Climate Change Solution,' right problem wrong solution has been the mainstay of the Democratic/Socialist's Propaganda...?

So, the question is - how much petroleum emissions are created by that 60 million tons of CO2? we need negative net emissions

salwangeorges Climate Change is a HOAX!

Climate Change is a HOAX. Easily debunked.

Climate change deniers are just the worst. It's 97%. This graphic is old.

The purpose of ClimateFraud is to destroy personal freedom and capitalism paving the way for a world socialist regime

ABORT ALL LEFTISTS?

I’m more concerned about the state of Gender Change, not so worried about climate change.

Sickening. Grants and subsidies for solar/electric cars are declining while fossil fuel giants are grabbing it all. We need a President who will increase solar & EV subsidies. Let the fossil fuel companies pay for the damage they’ve done. Put them out of business.GoSolar

The carbin in the atmosphere is just half of the equation. We have to pull carbon, deacidify and cool the oceans back down. No machines for that yet.

Just plant fking trees

If it does nothing but consume and reproduce, what is it? 'the Global Economy' Apparently you have a solution? Just like the solution to a slow economy, was ironicaly enough 'cars'.

Not a climate change solution. The solution will not include extracting dividend for corporations esp. technology designed to fuel continued reliance on hydrocarbons There is no time left for chicanery and obfuscation, divestment must happen by 2025

Slowly....because the press can't find a story on progress if it slapped them in the face. Fear and humiliation is what drives the MSM, hard to believe their actually talking about a solution to climate change. 97% of the news on climate change is the same regurgitated problem.

yes Tax millennials Hurrah !!

Can't enjoy reading Washington Post if you won't let me!

Ignoring you idiots..? Yes,, many of us are choosing that option these days... 😏

Or the sea level, like a reversed thing ...

Instead of simply not crapping on the floor, corporations want a solution that cleans up the crap so they can keep doing it.

Nuclear power

Hey, CCS is still not viable at large scale. We still need to cut emissions drastically, don’t pretend otherwise.

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