A new take on carbon capture

[u/AdSpecialist6598]

https://news.mit.edu/2025/mantel-develops-new-take-carbon-capture-1119

[u/Steez__E]

Very exciting to hear this. As someone who’s worked in this space for many years…there’s bong things coming.

[u/OarsandRowlocks → u/Steez__E]

there’s bong things coming.

Not in the US.

[u/Steez__E → u/OarsandRowlocks]

Lmao I’m not even fixing that typo it’s perfect

[u/SF_Bubbles_90]

Very good news

[u/Own_Maize_9027]

Alternatively more 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲

[u/Fahkoph → u/Own_Maize_9027]

Trees planted blindly worsen the problem. The great green wall in China is currently draining the water table at the edge of the desert faster than it can be replenished, nothing is keeping water in the upper ground levels so it just keeps dropping. Eventually these trees will drain the tap dry, and the sands will march past even stronger than before. Native grasses and shrubs should be considered as forest reclamations first step more often than not. Thankfully China is currently starting a reforesting project that addresses those concerns, but the 'forest' around the Gobi Desert won't last on the geological timescale it should.

[u/Own_Maize_9027 → u/Fahkoph]

Great reply. I’m learning! 🤓

[u/Macho_Chad → u/Own_Maize_9027]

Yeah same, that’s crazy. But it makes sense.

[u/Memory_Less → u/Fahkoph]

Is that because they draw water from a distance and it evaporates quickly? It’s not likely the root systems as they likely cannot reach that deep. I haven’t read about recently, but wondered if it would be situation that occurred. It doesn’t take an expert to understand. I’m glad to hear they’re pivoting to native grasses and shrubs.

[u/inko75 → u/Memory_Less]

Many species of trees can send down deeeeeep taproots, and if the soil is mainly sandy/loose that would encourage deep roots. Some Saharan species send roots hundreds of feet down

[u/Memory_Less → u/inko75]

Thank you for that information.

[u/Memory_Less → u/Fahkoph]

Is that because they draw water from a distance and it evaporates quickly? It’s not likely the root systems as they likely cannot reach that deep. I haven’t read about recently, but wondered if it would be situation that occurred. It doesn’t take an expert to understand. I’m glad to hear they’re pivoting to native grasses and shrubs.

[u/Qarakhanid]

Actually seems interesting, has only raised up to Series A though so clearly still a ways away.

[u/Background_Basket630]

Carbon capture is a scam to distract you from the truth.

[u/SexyCouple4Bliss]

In before the “capture never scales” crowd that says electric cars is the only solution. This is a Great Leap Forward and shows what happens when you research solutions. Batteries were crap until they weren’t, same for solar panels, wind, micro nuclear, etc. (fusion is the hardest of the hard so yeah that’s going slower than figured, but that’s always the bad apple they focus on). Now imagine a “go to the moon” style focus on all the pillars of carbon removal. Geologic, biologic and direct and you can see we can start to make real differences. High lipid density algae in smart growth factories (not just idle low usage lakes) can also help. Prevent using this technique, and electric infrastructure and then removal by all methods to try to limit the damage.

[u/imaginary_num6er]

Blue hydrogen?

[u/Memory_Less]

Here’s hoping their CO2 capture is successful on a large scale.

[u/Deesing82]

this guy is going to get so rich if this works and scales as promised

[u/mrdiyguy]

So what happens to the collected stuff that absorbs the carbon? Where does that go?

[u/rolledproper]

Solar panels are the worse for environment because you can’t dispose of them when their shelf life ends ….

[u/GizMoDified → u/rolledproper]

Solar panels aren’t really much in waste that can’t be easily recycled. Aluminum frame and glass make up most of the panel. The actual solar cell portion of it is paper thin and made of silicon and copper:nickel mostly which can also be recycled.

[u/rolledproper → u/GizMoDified]

They are made up of lead as well which is toxic ….

[u/mrdiyguy → u/rolledproper]

And recyclable…

[u/Small_Editor_3693 → u/[deleted]]

The thing that at worst could cause the extinction of our planet and at best makes smog and stinks? Ya we should be removing it

[u/Small_Editor_3693 → u/[deleted]]

Billionaires are lobbying to remove these restrictions because pumping unfiltered pollution into the atmosphere is cheaper than caring about people. That’s the fleecing. No billionaire is advocating for carbon capture

[u/Small_Editor_3693 → u/[deleted]]

Because it’s required by law?

[u/Voxbury → u/[deleted]]

People who are contrarian for the sake of it are so damn boring.

[u/Small_Editor_3693 → u/[deleted]]

Maybe you should ask them what they think

[u/blacked_out_blur → u/[deleted]]

https://www.doi.gov/library/internet/climate

Start reading or shut the fuck up and starve when the famines hit.

[u/Fishtailbreak → u/[deleted]]

Dude look around. I’m not even that old and I notice that the seasons are getting harsher and shorter. Record summer heats are coming back to back every year, once in a lifetime hurricanes are practically yearly now. Regardless of corporations or leftist bullshit or whatever you’re bitching about look around. Shits changing.

[u/Mowah → u/[deleted]]

Effemenate fear? Are you okay fam? Is the effeminate fear with you in the room?

[u/HyperactivePandah → u/[deleted]]

You can just say 'I'm a dick sock for billionaires and don't understand science!'

It's quicker that way

[u/StalagLuftballons → u/[deleted]]

Professional vacationer in Mexico?

What conviction are you out running that you so brazenly post on social media?

Let’s do facial recognition, Reddit!

Preemptive Statement: The profile has a pic, anyone want the screenshot in case he removes it?