CARBON REDUCTION METHODS
DanielH R.
Carbon Cutter inventor, 2024 Earthshot Prize Nominee, 2023 GCPIT Global Sustainability Award winner, ADB-ACEF & ASEAN speaker/panelist, likes to make things better
Carbon reduction methods have greatly varying foundations.
1)?CAPTURING CARBON EMISSIONS:
Capturing carbon emissions means?to wait until the CO2 is emitted and then remove some of those emissions.?That seems to be locking the barn door after the horse escapes.?And it is expensive.
The Int'l Energy Agency says: "Capturing CO2 directly from the air is currently the most expensive approach..." and they show an average of USD$238/ton cost for that type reduction.
2)?PREVENTING CARBON EMISSIONS:
Not allowing carbon emissions BEFORE they are emitted is another method of reducing CO2 levels.
I will target the transport sector in this article as this sector makes up about 27% of the total carbon emissions according to US EPA figures.
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CALCULATIONS:
27% of a world total of 31.5 Gt (see the IEA image above) = 8.5 Gt directly from the transport sector (as per the US EPA image above).
With light-duty vehicles making up 57% of that figure we can directly effect 4.8 Gt of carbon emissions.
Our Carbon Cutter engine retrofit device is Philippine Dept of Science and Technology verified after its 'Environmental Technology Verification' testing to reduce over 15% of carbon emissions.
This means wide adoption of the Carbon Cutter would reduce carbon emissions by 720,000,000 tons annually.
With the Carbon Cutter having an quantity or project cost of USD25 per 4-6 wheel vehicle, the cost of that emission reduction would be USD42/ton for the first year and ~ZERO~ for all following years.?(Again, this is quantity or project costing, and not MSRP pricing.)
After more R&D we will be able to add Medium-Heavy Duty Trucks which make up another 26% of the total carbon emissions and our reach would then extend to anther 7 Gt of carbon emissions per year.
CONCLUSION:
As USD42/ton appears to beat USD238/ton by a factor of over 5.5-to-1, Preventing Carbon Emissions seems to be the smarter choice over Capturing Carbon Emissions ... but I could be wrong on that.
Former Senator at Egyptian Senate -president of Egyptian Green Party
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