Monday 29 April 2024
Exciting discovery
'Exciting' discovery of material that can store greenhouse gases faster than trees
The findings were hailed by researchers who said the material could help "solve society's biggest challenges".
Dr Mark Little, who jointly led the research at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, said the discovery has the potential to "help solve society's biggest challenges".
"Direct air capture of carbon dioxide is increasingly important because even when we stop emitting carbon dioxide, there's still going to be a huge need to capture previous emissions that are already in the environment.
More funding please.
Presumably this notion doesn't envisage a gargantuan scaling up to capture carbon dioxide emissions from China and the rest of the world. In which case, apart from the less dramatic value of the science itself and possibilities such as gas purification on a smaller scale, it's a waste of time.
The capture of carbon dioxide isn't worth doing anyway, unless the captured gas is going to be used for something of value.
It's remarkable how brazen scientists can be when they use the media to pump up the value of their research.
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Thermodynamics is unrelenting. I bet the energy cost of making this 'material' receptive to carbon dioxide will (severely) limit it's usefulness.
Apologies for the apostrophe.
"Planting trees is a very effective way to absorb carbon, but it's very slow. So we need a human intervention - like human-made molecules - to capture greenhouse gases efficiently from the environment more quickly."
We in the Green Party (whether or not we are in alliance with Scots Nats) are committed to giving every man, woman, and child in the UK their own free molecule.
Aieee! Too many apostrophes are contributing to climate change! (Although not by very much.)
Well could we build large huts out of this material, to house all our pet iguanas?
Funding speaks.
And once that carbon has been captured, along with twice as much oxygen, what are all the bees going to do? Even the crickets we are meant to survive on will have nothing to eat.
Do you think that the rest of the world is going to let us suck up all this plant food? This is enemy action.
Decnine, thermodynamics, well said. Nothin's for nothin. Only enthalpy wins.
decnine - planting trees sounds like a better idea, they will still be useful when the climate game finally peters out. I keep adding apostrophes to its. Don't know why.
Sam - and each molecule comes with a biodegradable certificate of authenticity.
DJ - everything contributes to climate change, but only if you are the wrong kind of person.
Tammly - unfortunately the huts would kill the local vegetation by sucking up all the carbon dioxide.
James - in a loud and persuasive voice.
Doonhamer - if we try it, I think the rest of the world will just laugh at us as they probably do already. Assuming they aren't already rolling around on the floor laughing at gender politics.
I've stopped being amazed at how much more 'funding', (taxpayers' money), can be extracted from the climate/weather scam!
If these boffins are so bright, perhaps they could put their energies into something useful, not tree-replacement...
Scrobs - tree replacement certainly doesn't sound very green does it? They must think funding folk won't notice.
"the discovery has the potential to "help solve society's biggest challenges"
It can fix mental health issues?
Bucko - probably not, but maybe it lead to something loons can play with at home.
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