reports, sceptics say this is a tiny percentage of the carbon dioxide that is generated by the burning of fossil fuels. voiceover: climeworks orca is the first plant ever - in commercial operations for i direct air capture and storage. it starts serving i customers today. the futuristic vision of how to save the planet from runaway climate change, or a futile expense that distracts from the urgency of slashing co2 emissions? in 2017, we celebrated a pioneering moment.| in a promotional video, swiss start up climeworks announced the opening of the largest direct air capture and storage plant in existence, in a partnership with icelandic company carbfix. powered by renewable geothermal energy from nearby, the plant consists of four units, each made up of two metal boxes. these suck carbon dioxide directly from the air, mixes it with water and then sends the product deep underground, where it
opened in iceland. it showcases a developing technology considered by some to be an important tool in the fight against climate change. the plant will remove 4,000 tonnes of co2 every year. voiceover: climeworks orca is the first plant ever - in commercial operations for i direct air capture and storage. it starts serving i customers today. a futuristic vision of how to save the planet from runaway climate change, or a futile expense that distracts from the urgency of slashing co2 emissions? in 2017, we celebrated a pioneering moment.| in a promotional video, swiss start up climeworks announced the opening of the largest direct air capture and storage plant in existence, in a partnership with icelandic company carbfix. powered by renewable geothermal energy from nearby, the plant consists of four units, each made up of two metal boxes. these suck carbon dioxide directly from the air, mixes it with water and then sends the product deep underground, where it gradually turns into rock. st
it starts serving i customers today. the futuristic vision of how to save the planet from runaway climate change, or a futile expense that distracts from the urgency of slashing co2 emissions? in 2017, we celebrated a pioneering moment.| in a promotional video, swiss start up climeworks announced the opening of the largest direct air capture and storage plant in existence, in a partnership with icelandic company carbfix. powered by renewable geothermal energy from nearby, the plant consists of four units, each made up of two metal boxes. these suck carbon dioxide directly from the air, mixes it with water and then sends the product deep underground, where it gradually turns into rock. storing carbon underground can be done at a massive scale, and it is really, really reliable to store that carbon underground two, three, four km underground, where it can stay for millions of years and be safely
and. doctor simone, vice president and. doctor simone, vice president of and. doctor simone, vice president of the - and. doctor simone, vice l president of the australian doctors association, thank you so much forjoining us on newsday. so much for “oining us on newsday. the world s biggest plant to extract carbon dioxide from the air has opened in iceland. it showcases a developing technology considered by some to be an important tool in the fight against climate change. the plant will remove 4,000 tonnes of co2 every year. but, as david campanale now reports, sceptics say this is a tiny percentage of the carbon dioxide that is generated by the burning of fossilfuels. voiceover: climeworks orca is the first plant ever - in commercial operations for direct air in commercial operations for direct airfor- direct air capture and storage. it starts serving i customers today. the futuristic vision of how to save the planet from runaway climate change, or a futile expense that distra