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“ If you think of a dehumidifier , it takes water molecules from the air ; our product does the same . But instead of taking water , we ’ re taking CO2 ”
– Graciela Chichilnisky , CEO and Co-founder , Global Thermostat
Institute , Columbia University . Lackner has long maintained , and takes his inspiration from , the idea that tree leaves have already given us a successful natural prototype for capturing CO2 emissions .
Back in 2015 Lackner told Fast Company his calculations suggested the air capture device he was developing would be 1,000 times more effective than a single tree . “ There ’ s no question it works ,” he said . “ Whether you can do it practically remains to be seen and proved .” This concept has been taken on since . Recently , the World Economic Forum
26 March 2018