Why can't we collect CO2 from the atmosphere, break it down in a lab and just release the O2 back in order to slow climate change?
Why can’t we collect CO2 from the atmosphere, break it down in a lab and just release the O2 back in order to slow climate change?
Andy Duffell, Armourer, engineer, nerd.Dec 27
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We can, here is a picture of the machine we would use for that job:
This machine is built from self-organising nanomachines, can self-repair and self-replicate, requires little to no maintenance, is solar powered and both converts CO2 to O2 and also sequesters atmospheric carbon within itself. It also acts as habitat for wildlife!
It’s a technological marvel that’s the result of billions of years of R&D, and the best thing is that it’s available now and it’s dirt cheap.
Honestly, what do you think we could do in a lab which even comes close to this incredible biomachine?
▌评论:
Geoff Caplan:
Unfortunately if you do the math, this wonderful machine can only play a marginal role in saving our planet for human habitation. We want as many of them as possible for a host of good reasons, but it’s important not to over-hype their potential and divert attention from higher impact policies.
▌词汇:
- nanomachine: a microscopic machine constructed by the use of nanotechnology 利用纳米技术建造的微型机器
- sequester: /sɪ’kwɛstɚ/ to keep a person or a group of people away from other people 使…与他人隔离; 使隔绝: The jury were sequestered during the trial. 审判期间，陪审团被隔离开来。
- habitat: the natural home of a plant or animal〔动植物的〕生活环境;〔动物的〕栖息地: watching monkeys in their natural habitat 在猴子的自然栖息地观察猴子
- dirt cheap: extremely cheap极便宜的（地）: Such cheap goods obviously rely on dirt cheap labor. 这么便宜的商品显然是依靠极廉价的劳动力。
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