So what's Carbon Capture Anyway?
Episode
34
Published:
Updated:
April 25, 2022
Carbon capture is a climate solution with huge potential. Join us as Hanne Rolen of Aker Carbon Capture explains what it is, how it works & what's needed to scale it.
Carbon capture is a climate solution with huge potential. Join us as Hanne Rolen of Aker Carbon Capture explains what it is, how it works & what's needed to scale it.
Email your Senators using the link below and tell them we need to put a price on carbon
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Potential Talking Points
I'm deeply concerned about climate change and the impact it will have on both our economy and environment
We need to act now to avoid a tipping point
Please work to put a price on carbon that ensures we cut emissions 50% by 2030 and achieves net-zero by 2050
Electric vehicle demand is growing exponentially
Worldwide sales hit 6.6 million in 2021, almost doubling from the previous year
130K cars sold per week in 2021 = total annual sales for 2012
Factors driving the shift
Sources
https://electrek.co/2022/02/02/global-market-share-of-electric-cars-more-than-doubled-2021/
More electric cars are now sold per week than in all of 2012 | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)
Guest interview - Hanne Rolen, head of sustainability for Aker Carbon Capture based in Norway
According to IPCC, meeting climate goals will require removal of carbon from the atmosphere
Australia’s energy minister has upended the countries carbon market
Sources
Carbon Removal | World Resources Institute (wri.org)
Carbon credit companies to cash in on multi-billion-dollar windfall from the government - ABC News