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The CityTree uses MOSS to purify and cool air in cities 🌳
Green City Solutions has harnessed the power of moss to purify and cool air in cities. Subscribe to CNET: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok: 0:00 – Intro 0:20 – Why moss? 0:50 – The technology 1:20 – The CityTree 2:45 – Where to find…
Sean
October 23, 2021 at 12:51 pm
You can’t purify/filter open air like a controlled environment. The source of pollution will still be there and the active working radius of these is useless
Christopher Padilla
October 23, 2021 at 12:57 pm
When can we get em’ in Denver?
faizan tariq khan
October 23, 2021 at 12:59 pm
Why not simply plant trees
rakim
October 23, 2021 at 2:39 pm
Because they can’t make money just from planting trees
faizan tariq khan
October 23, 2021 at 3:57 pm
@rakim it is sort of a marketing gimmick
I. Fawzy
October 23, 2021 at 1:13 pm
Great idea, but I don’t think using advertising as a solution for monetizing is good idea because people will think you are a scam who uses climate change to only reserve the best places to add banners.
iblackfeathers
October 23, 2021 at 1:28 pm
walt mossberg-approved.
3:33 reflection of a drone to the left.
Richard A.
October 23, 2021 at 1:30 pm
Trees would be easier, cheaper (maybe), and require no power to operate.
마스
October 23, 2021 at 3:22 pm
Cheaper Easier Eco-friendly
Marcelo de Souza Pereira
October 23, 2021 at 1:38 pm
I’d just like to post that meme with that kid pointing to an actual tree
ankit jain
October 23, 2021 at 1:46 pm
The moment he says City tree sells for 40k to 50k dollars, I think we shall say thank you 😄
Rohan Thota
October 23, 2021 at 3:35 pm
true , i’d rather plant a tree for free than this lol
Cheddar323
October 23, 2021 at 2:03 pm
This guy doesn’t seem excited to say the least.
Firdaus Random Railfans
October 23, 2021 at 2:09 pm
Im waiting for thundefoot to debuk this
lex350us
October 23, 2021 at 2:30 pm
It won’t work in the US, it will be vandalized or broken down by to build houses
Infinite G Dimensions
October 23, 2021 at 2:37 pm
Of course that would great for any city!
Mike DC
October 23, 2021 at 2:40 pm
Need these for the house lol
Lost Lands
October 23, 2021 at 3:08 pm
Please put a City Tree in Antwerp, Belgium too
It’s cheap compared to many latest climate solutions
Rachit Singh
October 23, 2021 at 3:55 pm
So in short they reverse engineered a tree, that costs 50k to set up.
Azula
October 23, 2021 at 11:47 pm
Lmaooo
Ethen Izzo
October 23, 2021 at 3:59 pm
There’s to many components in this machine it won’t last 5 years without maintenance, it’s counter productive.
bossadave
October 23, 2021 at 4:28 pm
Unless it is the size of a skyscraper it is about as much use as a wet fart.
Jason Wu
October 23, 2021 at 6:15 pm
It is a biological process to remove the impurities (nutrients) from air. biological reaction rate is pretty slow. If there is no enough retention time in this “tree”, the removal efficiency would be low. Another thing I noticed is the air in and out too close. This will cause short circuit. I am curious about the removal efficiency.
Aerial Drone Vision
October 23, 2021 at 6:25 pm
Should we be looking to cope with the mess we are making?, or would it be better to just not make the mess?
Hedi Hostik
October 23, 2021 at 7:07 pm
Mexico City needs this
AlexFoster2291
October 23, 2021 at 7:37 pm
They’re just growing moss… No matter where the moss gross, be it in the ground, a wall, or in this wooden catastrophe, it will absorb the same amount of co2 per unit area. But in this case, now you have rotting wood, electronics, and the capacity of the system will fill up quickly. Not to mention nesting animals, weeding, the wasted water, and transport and application of nutrients. This is a head scratcher. Anyone that thinks more than 30 seconds about it’s feasibility and how it’s better than alternatives will not be interested.
Mark Ekperi
October 23, 2021 at 7:45 pm
Brilliant!
Quincy H
October 23, 2021 at 9:14 pm
This is awesome
Max Meier
October 23, 2021 at 9:44 pm
I guess this is some kind of proof of concept, so benefit of the doubt is granted. However, it seems like a solution to a problem that has a very simple and much more efficient solution called- an actual tree.
drewoer
October 24, 2021 at 12:42 am
Bro bro bro bro bro bro bro bro…. Hear me out. Have you heard of a maple tree?
HarrMick
October 24, 2021 at 2:28 am
Hopefully they can take in and use carbon monoxide otherwise it won’t do much.
Also hopefully it won’t freeze and die in the winter cold.
Kumo meme
October 24, 2021 at 5:01 am
im interested to see movie use this moss as another set up idea for zombie movies
Jason W
October 24, 2021 at 6:25 am
Amazing!
NotCancel Culture
October 24, 2021 at 6:46 am
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk don’t realize that they can drink clean water and eat organic food but they still breath the same polluted air as the rest of us.
jordy corvers
October 24, 2021 at 8:12 am
couldn’t you better plant a tree. or simply not remove moss buildup in small shaded corners? not just spaghum also most hedera (climbing vine) species do the same thing whilst actually filtering out a lot of harmful toxins from the air. I prefer real plants that don’t need that much electronics to work.
jordy corvers
October 24, 2021 at 8:15 am
just rembered. temperature in a forest on a hot day is about 7 degrees celcius lower. this really seems like a waste of money and resources.
Clemons Kunkel
October 24, 2021 at 11:14 am
WOW 😳 Great concept.
zunedog31
October 24, 2021 at 12:51 pm
Air pollution isn’t a problem in America
DoubleCTech
October 24, 2021 at 12:58 pm
I hope one gets installed in New York City soon. I would love to check it out.
Harlock2day
October 24, 2021 at 1:00 pm
Brilliant if it works, bring it to Rome (Roma) !
drip
October 24, 2021 at 1:03 pm
Its frame is wood from a tree that probably also houses moss effectively with zero manufacturing needed I’m not an expert but I find this a very roundabout and even counterintuitive way of basically transplanting trees into the city because manufacturing the thing will produce co2 so it feels like a retro futurism concept like if someone told you they could make a tree with technology inside to keep moss alive it would sound like some depiction of the year 2000 in an old magazine and the idea of adapting moss sounds very roundabout as well can’t they just propagate moss from high pollution which are definitely hardier in those environments from the get go
平和
October 24, 2021 at 10:49 pm
Love this kind of content!