Scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered a record-cheap way to capture carbon dioxide as it’s emitted from power plants and factories, including the likes of iron and steel manufacturing facilities. Globally, industrial processes are responsible for 31 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions and electricity generation accounts for 27 percent, according to Bill Gates in his climate book, dwarfing the 16 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions that comes from the transportation sector. The new technique discovered by the lab costs $39 per metric ton and is the cheapest technique for this kind of carbon capture ever … Continue reading Record-Cheap Carbon Capture Technique Discovered by PNNL Scientists