
Capturing Carbon
Scientists say some of the environmental impacts of climate change threaten to be catastrophic. That’s why it’s critical to begin reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is triggering manifestations of a fast-changing climate, such as extreme heat waves, rising sea levels and the loss of the oceans’ coral reefs. The Center for Negative Carbon Emissions, directed by Fulton Schools Professor Klaus Lackner, is developing carbon capture technology designed to remove carbon from the air and dispose of it or store it for productive uses.