r/science 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/aghastamok Feb 14 '25

Because an actual solution to the climate crisis without huge sacrifice is literally sci-fi. Critical thinkers usually try to find the catch.

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u/Rabbithole_Survivor Feb 14 '25

Hm, it’s just that who I commented on didn’t bring any actually factually based criticism to the table, but whatever