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Why Elon Musk is giving $100M to capture carbon

The Tesla CEO’s announcement about a $100M prize for best carbon capture technology has brought attention to an industry that is not new but remains relatively unknown and controversial.

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  1. Marta Franco

    February 24, 2021 at 6:04 pm

    Thanks for watching! What are your thoughts about carbon capture and carbon removal? Yes? No? Maybe? 🙂

    • John Doe

      February 24, 2021 at 7:16 pm

      Carbon would be useful.

    • desktopdoodle

      February 24, 2021 at 7:32 pm

      love your accent!

    • Gontlemang Segolodi

      February 24, 2021 at 7:42 pm

      @ANTIFA IS ABSOLUTE IN THIS ONE finally someone who is reasonable 👏

    • Andrés Ossa

      February 24, 2021 at 7:50 pm

      I was an absolute ignorant about the matter. What I say is: if it really works, let’s give it a try.

    • ANTIFA IS ABSOLUTE IN THIS ONE

      February 24, 2021 at 8:22 pm

      IM ALL FOR CARBON CAPTURE ⬅️

      ITS A MUST ⬅️

    • Riffi the Camel

      February 25, 2021 at 8:16 am

      YES! We waste so much energy, much of it could be diverted to carbon removal. Climeworks’ first plant, for example, uses the heat from trash incineration.
      Up to half of the energy produced by coal and nuclear is wasted because they always need to operate at peak capacity.

      So does climeworks win the prize when their new plant comes online? 4000 tonnes a year is 11 tonnes a day…

      Pulling carbon from the skies,
      sequester and neutralize! Yeah!

      I need to sing a new song about carbon removal….

  2. Dedu Tedy

    February 24, 2021 at 9:30 pm

    I do not think the nose ring helps with the pronounciation… Maybe in a bull arena.

  3. Considerate Prick

    February 24, 2021 at 9:30 pm

    Good info + thanks for normalizing scientific presenters with accents.

  4. TOSStarTrek

    February 24, 2021 at 9:34 pm

    She has a strong accent.

  5. Keman Crown

    February 24, 2021 at 9:38 pm

    YES. It is normal cycle but capturing CO2 for the purpose of producing products that helps environments would be great ensuring that co2 is not allowed to be reproduced by these products. 👍👍

  6. LinusMLGTips

    February 24, 2021 at 9:45 pm

    I can understand her just fine.

  7. Blanc Gaming

    February 24, 2021 at 9:50 pm

    She’s like reading a speech, but which i cant understand…

  8. Robin McKenna

    February 24, 2021 at 9:57 pm

    Not sure if it’ll result in something tangible, but hey, Tesla is meeting its mission to accelerate the world to sustainable energy. Just saying, likely Elons right to fund this, his company is changing the energy and transportation industries that don’t want to change.

  9. PC Lotion

    February 24, 2021 at 10:10 pm

    Thanks for subtitle 😬!

    • Dinson Del Rosario

      February 24, 2021 at 11:30 pm

      Bless you subtitle haha

  10. Fidelity Quester

    February 24, 2021 at 10:19 pm

    Easy,
    Activated Charcoal is the way to capture carbon.

  11. andrew carbine

    February 24, 2021 at 10:23 pm

    Elon musk!
    plastic 3D printing plastic.
    No more plant destruction.
    Recycling
    No ink printing on card products.
    Use decomposition
    Charcoal filters on factory petrol products filter
    I want a dragons den deal ?
    Recycling give plant respect plants use plants to make more plants.
    I suggest sea weed algae blooms.
    I want a Aston Martin that runs off
    Expensive wine ?

  12. Jared O.

    February 24, 2021 at 10:36 pm

    Drop in the bucket

  13. install team

    February 24, 2021 at 10:52 pm

    If the person is smart enough to learn another language, they should be able to get rid of their own accent when they speak that language, easier for the people to understand them. Try it, mimic movies or talk shows, talk to yourself in mirrors.

    • David D

      February 24, 2021 at 11:04 pm

      Easier said than done .

  14. Marcus Hart

    February 24, 2021 at 10:56 pm

    Bill Gates has many carbon capture plants dudes mad late.

  15. S W

    February 24, 2021 at 11:11 pm

    Tax write off for “business purposes. “

  16. Flourish James

    February 24, 2021 at 11:57 pm

    Nice video!! Very engaging from beginning to end. Nevertheless, businesses and investment are the easiest way to make money irrespective of which party makes it to the oval office.

  17. Mining Diamonds in Minecraft

    February 25, 2021 at 12:11 am

    I love your accent
    So unique

  18. A Box

    February 25, 2021 at 12:18 am

    Obligatory message calling out anyone discussing Energy and not mentioning *nuclear energy* ONCE!

  19. Adventure Edgar

    February 25, 2021 at 12:20 am

    Great video and info. The accent is strong, even for a Latino as myself. I can imagine it can be difficult for someone who only speaks English. Just need to listen a little harder.

  20. Mercedes Vega Villar

    February 25, 2021 at 12:21 am

    LOVED the video. I had been curious about this but lazy to do the research to learn more. This video was super clear and informative. Thanks Marta and CNET!

  21. Sharon Shade

    February 25, 2021 at 1:04 am

    I luv it, but I couldn’t wear it. Luv it …couldn’t wear it. 😅

  22. Alex K

    February 25, 2021 at 1:10 am

    Logic says that we need to focus on the transition to renewable energy sources. This is a priority.

  23. Cars Vlog R

    February 25, 2021 at 1:19 am

    Cute Granny

  24. Max Power

    February 25, 2021 at 1:19 am

    Here is a thought: by not making any more kids, he should be cutting down his carbon footprint more than any of his quirky ideas.

  25. userRG

    February 25, 2021 at 1:27 am

    Her accent is fine – it’s the hands I find so distracting

  26. vespa66

    February 25, 2021 at 3:18 am

    hard to understand, if you are going to make a video in English, use someone that speaks English perfectly – obviously

  27. James Johnson

    February 25, 2021 at 3:22 am

    I get the thought that pursuing improving green energy is a better use of time but I think they both play an important role. We should clean up the mess already made if possible, while continuing to improve our options for green energy for the future.

  28. Derick Lewis

    February 25, 2021 at 3:38 am

    the only way to fight gas is with another gas, and thats by releasing another gas that can bond with carbon and turn into something that isnt harmful. If thats not possible, we just have to look to knew sources of energy and stop emitting so much emissions, if we dont then well we get our extinction level event sooner than we would of like, sucks for us.

  29. Shounak Joshi

    February 25, 2021 at 3:40 am

    I’m sorry I couldn’t understand the narrator.

  30. Mohammad Riyad

    February 25, 2021 at 5:45 am

    his lithium ion battery production process will create a heavy carbon foot print – no wonder why he is doing it.

  31. Frank

    February 25, 2021 at 6:29 am

    Why Elon Musk does anything? To make money. That is the only thing he cares. He is businessman.

  32. Thomas Werner

    February 25, 2021 at 7:56 am

    I feel like a massive section of carbon capture was overlooked here, there are many more technologies that remove carbon straight from emission sources such as amine based carbon capture from flue gas. These are likely the only way to meet emission targets in power generation and manufacturing industries quickly. Switching to renewables only solves the pollution from power generation, and it’s still going to take a long time to make the switch. Also power generation is by no means the only polluting industry, so you’re still only solving 1/3 of the problem. Carbon capture isn’t just taking carbon from air, it’s also taking out carbon directly from polluting sources, so I think this professor is being very short sighted here.

  33. ZARAR KHATTAK

    February 25, 2021 at 9:11 am

    I’ve never heard this accent.

  34. Qui3t Storm

    February 25, 2021 at 9:13 am

    I’ll tell you in another life, when we are cats.

  35. being human

    February 25, 2021 at 10:38 am

    Bring some good lady mf CNET

  36. Davi Jones

    February 25, 2021 at 11:44 am

    That accent 👌🏿👌🏿 oh and yeah… Cabon dioxide is bad

  37. Ervin Lacsina

    February 25, 2021 at 12:18 pm

    It need in mars

  38. Jakeboy Smith

    February 25, 2021 at 1:10 pm

    My name’s Jeff

  39. Ilona S

    February 25, 2021 at 1:45 pm

    Not sure who to thank for this extraordinary human. Inspiring beyond all measures! Definitely did something right there, Maye!

  40. 0 FOX

    February 25, 2021 at 3:45 pm

    Because his company’s spew huge amounts of carbon ??

  41. Spongy bob

    February 25, 2021 at 4:28 pm

    Can I get 5million to fix all the vendor machines?

  42. Dolev Ben Ichai

    February 25, 2021 at 4:58 pm

    Many to reduce the CO2 created by that all the Bitcoin he got .. Bitcoin already consuming more energy then Argentina mostly in country that use coral ..very bad for the world.

  43. A. G. M.

    February 25, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    Trying to kill us all, trees 🌳 capture carbon turns it into oxygen which we breed

  44. James Green

    February 25, 2021 at 5:48 pm

    By supporting bitcoin he is contributing to C02 production.

  45. RAITHER TROXELL

    February 25, 2021 at 8:05 pm

    Ya! Bin thinking on this for years!!!!atmosphere!! Processor’s thing is thay will have to be in every town!and every country and every state
    Throughout the world!!! But… would defiantly cause change!!!!in air quality…Remember always keep looking up☝️

  46. AdoboramaTV

    February 25, 2021 at 8:08 pm

    Because he knows that electric cars is not the solution to climate change. It’s just a hype. Nothing’s gonna change.

  47. Fra Dee

    February 25, 2021 at 9:15 pm

    What do we do when we achieve 0 carbon in the air? How will plant life grow?

  48. Bestowic Primer

    February 26, 2021 at 1:03 am

    Hey elon I will win

  49. Bestowic Primer

    February 26, 2021 at 1:03 am

    I’ll make dry ice and generate electricity off these factories smog production watch me

  50. Frans Badenhorst

    February 26, 2021 at 6:49 am

    Without CO2 there will be no plants on earth, also no plant dependent animals, like us humans, for example… CO is the problem, I learned that in…. grade 3??? 🤔… But anywhooooooo, maybe Carbon capture is not a bad idea? We can not make more oxygen, there is only so much, also true for carbon, isn’t it?

  51. Junaid Zafar

    February 26, 2021 at 8:28 am

    Gotta capture them all!

  52. Captive

    February 26, 2021 at 8:54 am

    To capture all the carbon we produce each hour we would need have to invest nearly 20% of the worlds energy. Also it’s way too expensive and would cost more than the entire US military costs each year. It would be way easier just to produce less carbon and use biofuels

  53. Rote Pille

    February 26, 2021 at 9:48 am

    That is a big waste of money. He should have invested half the money in CO2 removal and the other half in a lobby to influence politicians and the parlament like the damn old big industries do but not to corupt our planet like they do but to make the world a better place.

  54. Nik Raisuddin Rizki

    February 26, 2021 at 12:02 pm

    Civ 6 Gathering Storm in real life. Nice

  55. Aaron Lim

    February 26, 2021 at 12:07 pm

    Y he do that is to tell the rich money is not to keep but to use it to make things happen for good don’t waste time. Coz we never know when we will die. And he is not investing all his money, he invest just partial of earnings.

  56. Dominik Bausenwein Hobby Chanel

    February 26, 2021 at 12:26 pm

    As an engenieer I never will support Carbon Capturing System. Next 30 years. Its only for non scientifc marketing and “greenwashing” today.

    Every process you add evolves entropy, means if you add CCS at the and of process chain it will need energy. As if Energy in our modern world is based by 90% on Corbon we produce a lot more CO₂ with CCS than less.! And thats just true.

    CCS in Alkali-Filtering shown in the video is about 5-10 times more Energyintensive than you got by releasing it to Atmosphere in a combustion engin or methane turbine.
    It would be better save the Energy and use it directly for consumption.
    Benefit = 500% to 1000% from start investment (basic energy thats burned in the CCS process).

    If the world is totaly powerd by carbon free energy sources, it makes some kind of sensce, to use overproduktions from solar and wind sources for capture carbon.

    But only overproducion!
    And only in carbon free countrys!
    (Or countrys that are on a low 10% carbon based energy level can use CCS in some situations.)

    Remembere we are still on 80-90% Corbon!!

    If you catch it directly on exouhsts it gets a bit better. But rembere every car needs a CO₂ Tank that has to brought back and get emptied while you fill up gas on the other hand.
    Does that work,…. no, people will by gase but not 100% pay back CO₂.

    And direct capture although needs a lot of energy and resources.

    In summ CCS is usless for most applications, at least nexr 30 years.

    Nice marketing video for exxon?
    With very bad explanation of the true chemistry and physical energycycle.

    First Semesters engeneering and naturesciences +Physiks.
    Please take some courses first.

    Elon Musk is a human not o prophet.
    Not everything he says might be true or will get futur. And using an action or sentence of him out of context is influencing by misstreat his popularity. He realy has some very very good technical ideas, don’t mix it up with Investor and Wallstreet nonsens.

    Greetings from Germany

  57. Ben Henderson

    February 26, 2021 at 1:07 pm

    So in other words, he wants to steal more ideas to call his own, and he’s using 100 million he’ll never pay out as bait.

  58. Tristen Hernandez

    February 26, 2021 at 2:30 pm

    Ellen Mousk. 😂. Love you. And lovely accent

  59. NormalCornForNormalPeople

    February 26, 2021 at 3:37 pm

    If the solution would be a cheap one, everyone would do it.

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