Slowing Climate Change and Ocean Acidification by Converting Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide to Graphite (CD2G)

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contents Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere may slow climate change and ocean acidification. My approach converts atmospheric carbon dioxide into graphite (CD2G). The net profit for this conversion is ~$381/ton CO2 removed from the atmosphere. At the gigaton scale, CD2G factories will increase the affordability and availability of graphite. Since graphite can be used to make thermal batteries and electrodes for fuel cells and batteries, CD2G factories will help lower the cost of storing renewable energy, which will accelerate the transition to renewable energy. Replacing fossil fuel energy with renewable energy will slow the release of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, also slowing climate change. Converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into graphite will both generate a profit and slow climate change.
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spellingShingle Slowing Climate Change and Ocean Acidification by Converting Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide to Graphite (CD2G)
Harrison, Kevin Geyer
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
General Economics
Economics
Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere may slow climate change and ocean acidification. My approach converts atmospheric carbon dioxide into graphite (CD2G). The net profit for this conversion is ~$381/ton CO2 removed from the atmosphere. At the gigaton scale, CD2G factories will increase the affordability and availability of graphite. Since graphite can be used to make thermal batteries and electrodes for fuel cells and batteries, CD2G factories will help lower the cost of storing renewable energy, which will accelerate the transition to renewable energy. Replacing fossil fuel energy with renewable energy will slow the release of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, also slowing climate change. Converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into graphite will both generate a profit and slow climate change.
title Slowing Climate Change and Ocean Acidification by Converting Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide to Graphite (CD2G)
topic Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
General Economics
Economics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.01033