The Race To Save The Planet
© Davide MonteleoneAnother weapon to fight climate change? Put carbon back where we found it.
“Getting to zero carbon emissions won’t save the world. We’ll have to also remove carbon from the air - a massive undertaking unlike anything ever done.”
Last year, I embarked on multiple trips throughout Europe with my team to visit some of the leading institutions in the field of CCUS technologies that are trying to solve the climate crisis by removing CO2 from the atmosphere.
The result of this investigation is now released in the National Geographic Magazine as a cover story.
I have visited facilities where big machines suck out CO2 from the air, plants where carbon dioxide is injected underground, and submarine containers that allow us to store it under the seabed. Some companies found a way to recycle CO2 and others that grow microalgae to absorb it.
The matter is urgent and pressing, and it has been an excellent opportunity for me to witness all of these illustrious attempts to sort out one of our biggest concerns: can technology help fix the climate crisis?
Davide Monteleone, 2023
Last year, I embarked on multiple trips throughout Europe with my team to visit some of the leading institutions in the field of CCUS technologies that are trying to solve the climate crisis by removing CO2 from the atmosphere.
The result of this investigation is now released in the National Geographic Magazine as a cover story.
I have visited facilities where big machines suck out CO2 from the air, plants where carbon dioxide is injected underground, and submarine containers that allow us to store it under the seabed. Some companies found a way to recycle CO2 and others that grow microalgae to absorb it.
The matter is urgent and pressing, and it has been an excellent opportunity for me to witness all of these illustrious attempts to sort out one of our biggest concerns: can technology help fix the climate crisis?
Davide Monteleone, 2023
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