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Using captured CO₂ in everyday products could help fight climate change, but will consumers want them? – The Conversation US
A large-scale survey asked people exactly that. One use of recycled carbon dioxide stood out.
Would you drink carbonated beverages made with carbon dioxide captured from the smokestack of a factory or power plant?
How would you feel if that captured carbon dioxide were in your childs toys, or in the concrete under your house?
The technology to capture climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions from smokestacks, and even from the air around us, already exists; so too does the technology to use this carbon dioxide to make products like plastics, concrete, carbonated drinks and even fuel for…
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