Climate Change: What Iceland Is Doing
In Climate Change: What Iceland Is Doing, see how Iceland is home to one of the world’s first carbon collectors. This technology aims to reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere by capturing it and pumping it into the bedrock. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Climate Change — The Facts, a documentary that delves into the science of climate change and its far-reaching consequences.
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Q: How does carbon collection technology work, and why is it important for reducing atmospheric carbon?
A: Air is sucked into a collector, through a filter that absorbs CO₂ ; the CO₂ is then dissolved in water and pumped deep into the bedrock, where it turns into stone. This process helps reduce greenhouse gases and combat climate change.
Q: What role does Iceland play in the global effort to combat climate change?
A: Iceland is one of the leaders in using carbon collection technology, providing a model for other countries to reduce their carbon footprints and meet global climate goals.
Q: How does the Paris Agreement relate to the efforts made by Iceland in reducing carbon emissions?
A: The Paris Agreement sets global targets to limit carbon emissions, and Iceland’s carbon collection technology supports these efforts by providing a method to capture and store CO₂ emissions.