The first ‘negative emissions’ carbon-capture plant is up and running.

The first ‘negative emissions’ carbon-capture plant is up and running.

“On Wednesday, Iceland flipped the switch on the first project that will remove more CO2 than it produces. The plant is operated by Climeworks, which also opened the first commercial carbon-capture plant in Switzerland earlier this year.

Here’s how direct-air carbon capture works: Giant turbines pull in huge quantities of air, hoovering up molecules of carbon dioxide so we can store it somewhere that’s NOT the atmosphere…”

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https://grist.org/briefly/the-first-negative-emissions-carbon-capture-plant-is-up-and-running/