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/klingma Feb 14 '25

Okay? What's the problem though? 

Our issue is that climate change is causing havoc across the Earth and if we can't motivate people to do something about it out of the goodness of their hearts but we can with money, we still accomplish the same end goal, right? 

We don't criticize dogs who follow commands because they want a treat, why would we criticize someone who wants to do something about climate change but also make money? In scenario one the dog sits and in scenario two we get progress fighting climate change. 

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u/Fr00stee Feb 14 '25 edited Feb 14 '25

there is no problem? I was just saying that it might be a viable solution since companies don't really want to do anything about climate change using current technologies