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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhile Aerleum\u2019s proposal sounds promising, they are not alone in this race. Many other startups and established companies are developing similar technologies with the hope of capturing and reusing CO2 in massive quantities. Some have impressive goals, such as Climeworks\u2019 to remove millions of tons of CO2 per year by the end of this decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we zoom out, however, we realize that these numbers, while impressive, are just a drop in the ocean of the climate problem. According to expert estimates, to mitigate the worst effects of climate change, we would need to capture 10 trillion tons of CO2 per year by 2050. This number is almost inconceivable and reminds us of the magnitude of the challenge we face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s easy to get excited about projects like Aerleum\u2019s. They are innovative, ambitious, and offer a technological solution to the problem of climate change. But there is an uncomfortable truth that we cannot ignore: no future technology will be able to fully offset the need to reduce emissions today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The focus on technological solutions often acts as a distraction. It allows us to postpone difficult decisions under the promise of a bright future in which all our problems will be solved by innovation. We throw the \u201cball\u201d forward to 2030 or 2050, while continuing with business as usual, as if time were on our side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This attitude is not only clumsy, but dangerous. We are running out of time to reverse the worst effects of climate change, and every ton of CO2 we emit today will be an extra burden for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A light at the end of the tunnel or wishful thinking?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back to Aerleum, their aim to produce methanol cheaply and in large quantities is certainly worthy of admiration. If they manage to keep their promises, they deserve a big \u201cchapeau\u201d, as the French would say. But the reality is that, even if they succeed, these types of solutions will only be one piece of the puzzle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We need technologies to capture and reuse CO2, but we also need stricter policies to reduce emissions at source. And above all, we need a profound change in how we conceive growth and progress. We cannot continue to bet everything on future solutions while we continue to pollute without restraint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case of Aerleum is a reminder that technological solutions are essential, but not enough. It is admirable that companies like this are working to face one of the greatest challenges of our era. But we cannot sit back and wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The only way to avoid a climate disaster is to drastically reduce our emissions now, not in 2030 or 2050. The future of our planet depends on us stopping seeing sustainability as a problem that can be solved only with technology, and starting to treat it as an urgent priority that requires immediate changes in how we live, produce and consume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And this is what almost no one wants to do. We throw the \u201cball\u201d towards the year 2030 or 2050 to continue to deceive ourselves with a future technological solution, and thus let time pass while we dedicate ourselves to our usual business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How clumsy and short-sighted we are!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Views: 0 En un rinc\u00f3n de Francia, una nueva startup llamada Aerleum est\u00e1 trabajando en algo que suena casi a ciencia ficci\u00f3n: extraer di\u00f3xido de carbono (CO2) del aire o de procesos industriales y transformarlo en metanol, un combustible que podr\u00eda ser usado en barcos o incluso convertirse en combustible para la aviaci\u00f3n. Esta idea […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[112,114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climatic-change","category-co2-climatic-change"],"yoast_head":"\n