r/science • u/Wagamaga • Feb 13 '25

Chemistry Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-powered-device-captures-carbon-dioxide-from-air-to-make-sustainable-fuel
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u/Globalboy70 Feb 13 '25

So you get to create more fossil fuel from the burned fossil fuels using the sun? This would have been great in 1960 if we left fossil fuels in the ground, but today? Would love to know the efficiency of the process, better than trees?

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u/Naritai Feb 14 '25

if we create new fossil fuel, then we no longer need to take more out of the ground

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u/touristtam Feb 14 '25 edited Feb 14 '25

Only if it is competitive enough. Remember we are living in a Capitalistic world. No new invention gets to be used if they don't pass the investment and assumed ROI first. Sorry to burst your bubble.

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u/Naritai Feb 14 '25

Yes, things need to make sense in order to be done. You are very smart.