What Can Carbon Capture Technology Accomplish?
Carbon capture can’t reverse climate change, but it’s one part of the equation for reducing greenhouse gases. Earth’s atmosphere currently contains 415.26 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide (CO2), the highest concentration in human history. Phys.org reports that, “The last time our air contained this much CO2 was more than three million years ago.”
The Carbon Problem
Excess amounts of CO2 are warming the planet’s atmosphere and oceans, melting ice caps, increasing acid in the oceans, and contributing to extreme weather events and rising sea levels. When CO2 concentrations were last this high, global sea levels were several meters higher and parts of Antarctica were covered in forest. While the evidence of climate change is staggering, environmental technology could provide some assistance.
