New companies are capturing CO2 from the atmosphere and are putting it to good use. A couple of factories in Italy and Canada are sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and turning it into carbon-neutral fuel. These technologies could make ground for a “new carbon economy” where captured CO2 is used to manufacture a variety of products, from shoes and perfume to wind turbine blades and jet fuel.
Companies are already capturing CO2 and turning it into something good
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