The fact that companies are getting into building power plants that collect their own CO2 on-site shows there's some leadership in that industry. Some industries have seen the writing on the wall: that carbon will have to be managed. Klaus Lackner buildcarbonco2 share on social
A car produces about one pound of CO2 per mile. There is no problem with collecting the CO2 in the tailpipe, but one might easily end up with a trailer hitched to the car for carrying all this CO2 back to the filling station. The gas burned from a 15-gallon tank would fill up five 60-inch-tall gas bottles. Klaus Lackner backbottleburn share on social
There's an overemphasis on conservation and other idyllic energy sources that can be harmful in that it hampers new technology and innovation. Klaus Lackner conservationenergyhamper Change image and share on social
The idea that somewhere in the desert far away you have a CO2 absorber that's removing the CO2 from the air is an attractive one. It's a costly process that many will say is too expensive, but so are fuel cells in cars. It's a matter of political will to move this forward. Klaus Lackner absorberairattractive share on social
It is important that carbon storage is carefully regulated, that the process is transparent to the public, and that there is a clear accounting of what happened to the CO2. This is particularly true of underground storage, where there is always a small chance that pressurized CO2 could escape. Klaus Lackner accountcarboncarefully share on social
I don't think you have a choice but to pull CO2 back that has already made it out, or is about to make it out, because we are not overnight shutting down all the coal plants. Klaus Lackner backchoiceco2 Change image and share on social
We need to figure out a way to create more energy on a gigawatt scale and not create so much CO2 in the process. Klaus Lackner co2createenergy Change image and share on social
Either you abandon fossil fuels, or you find a way to get that carbon back. Klaus Lackner abandonbackcarbon Change image and share on social
If carbon came out of the ground, it has to go back into the ground. Klaus Lackner backcarbongrind Change image and share on social
Injecting CO2 into an underground reservoir would certainly change the local environment and thus affect the organisms that live there. Some will thrive, and others will suffer. While we should minimize such impacts, they cannot be avoided completely. The same happens when one plows a field, builds a house or a road, or waters a lawn. Klaus Lackner affectavoidbuild share on social