How To Remove A Gigaton of Carbon

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
Aerial view of a power plant by a large body of water, with smoke rising from two tall stacks and industrial buildings along the shoreline.
The plants, in Oak Creek, Wis., near Milwaukee, are coal-fired electrical power stations. Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch

Scientists predict that we need to remove 10 gigatons of carbon from the earth’s atmosphere every year by 2050 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. We speak with two engineering experts about the potential to capture and remove carbon from the air to reduce the temperature of the planet. Their technology, developed at UW Madison, turns carbon dioxide into a limestone that can be used in construction.

Episode Credits

  • Jill Nadeau Host
  • Molly Stentz Producer
  • Trina La Susa Technical Director
  • Rob Anex Guest
  • Keerthana Sreenivasan Guest

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