Crbnly tackles Carbon Capture

11/22/23 • 22 min

In this episode of Crbnly Conversations, the hosts delve into the significance of carbon capture, contemplating its potential as a real-world solution rather than a sci-fi concept. The discussion encompasses various carbon capture methods and explores the business dynamics, particularly the sale of carbon credits. The episode concludes by prompting listeners to consider whether they would actively choose products manufactured using captured carbon.
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Crbnly Conversations - Crbnly tackles Carbon Capture

Transcript

Shane (00:02.686)
All right, hello everyone, Shane here. Welcome to another episode of Carbony Conversations. Today we'll actually dip our toes into the carbon capture space, kind of nerd out a little bit and be informative, maybe be a little uninformative and ask out loud to anyone who'll listen, isn't this just an atmosphere size CO2 vacuum cleaner pretty much? We'll see what your guys' thoughts are, but.
Chadwick (00:27.566)
Pretty much.
Shane (00:32.034)
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