Reducing CO₂ in the atmosphere requires stopping both CO₂ emissions, and removing CO₂ from the atmosphere. We can stop emissions by replacing fossil fuelled electricity generation, heating and transport.
..there are simpler, cheaper, more accessible and attractive carbon capture systems operating all around us..
When some people talk about carbon capture, they mean large, high-tech, energy intensive, expensive, systems. But there are simpler, cheaper, more accessible and attractive carbon capture systems operating all around us. Food crops, forests, urban vegetation, and ocean algae all capture carbon.
Some of this carbon is captured in crop residues, timber offcuts, pruning’s, etc. which can be converted to stable carbon in the form of biochar to prevent it converting back to CO₂ and re-entering the atmosphere. Biochar, a carbon-rich material produced through the pyrolysis of organic biomass, has been shown to significantly enhance horticultural production by improving soil health and plant growth. Each tonne of biochar stored in soil or structures prevents 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ forming.
Biochar also boosts the production of horticulture, producing more food with the same amount of energy.
Capricorn Power can convert heat from biochar production using pyrolysis to produce renewable electricity 24/7, thus achieving a climate action double-whammy; replacing fossil fuel electricity generation and supporting carbon capture which is practical and readily available.