r/science • u/Wagamaga • Aug 06 '20

Chemistry Turning carbon dioxide into liquid fuel. Scientists have discovered a new electrocatalyst that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) and water into ethanol with very high energy efficiency, high selectivity for the desired final product and low cost.

https://www.anl.gov/article/turning-carbon-dioxide-into-liquid-fuel
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u/starfire_23_13 Aug 06 '20

Can we stop using corn now and delegate agriculture back to food production ?

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u/75dollars Aug 06 '20

No, because the US Senate gives two senators to a bunch of square states full of corn fields and no people, and there are enough of them to block anything that stops the corn handouts.