Climate change represents one of the greatest environmental threats in mankind’s history. The emission of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2) from the burning of fossil fuels, is a significant contributing cause of climate change1. Integrated Environmental Services (IES) has partnered in a carbon-positive CO2 Reduction Technology (patent pending) that converts CO2 emissions into graphite and oxygen. The technology is carbon positive because it only requires energy equal to one third of the CO2 bond energy in order to split the CO2 molecule. The technology has been successfully demonstrated in the laboratory and shows significant potential benefits in the global fight against climate change.
As part of the efforts by the industrialized nations to combat climate change, these nations are looking to reduce their CO2 emissions by as much as 50% or more by 20502. In order to accomplish their goals, governments and industries must implement an unprecedented global program to change the way the world produces and uses energy and/or reduce CO2 emissions in the current energy generation and industrial processes. There is no single technology or strategy that can solve the climate change crisis while assuring continued economic growth. The challenge is to find the best mix of technologies and strategies that achieves the necessary reduction in greenhouse gases while at the same time maximizing economic growth during the transition to a more carbon neutral world economy.
In determining which technologies need to be pursued, three important criteria need to be weighed. First, is the technology carbon positive? In selecting the right mix of solutions, it is critical that a proposed technology not result in more greenhouse gas emissions over its full life cycle than the technology eliminates. Second, can the technology be employed in the requisite timeframe in order to meet the 2050 goal? Finally, how does the technology rank with respect to cost and economic impact when compared to other climate change solutions?
IES’ carbon positive CO2 Reduction Technology represents a measurable and significant breakthrough in addressing the climate change crisis, providing favorable answers to all three questions. It has the potential to significantly advance the rapid achievement of very ambitious reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while still promoting worldwide economic growth. Our discussion here focuses on the technical, political, and economic challenges that must be overcome in order to successfully combat climate change and how this new technology can not only play an important role in reducing climate change but also help in overcoming the other challenges as well.
A three-page summary (click here) and a Power Point presentation (click here) highlighting how our technology can be used to reduce CO2 emissions at industrial sources is prepared for your use.
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