Is it safe to store CO2 underground?
Notas do episódio
Today, companies are storing millions of tons of carbon dioxide underground every year to prevent this climate pollution from warming the planet. In the future it might be billions of tons. But is it dangerous to pump so much liquefied carbon below our feet? Geologist and carbon storage expert Prof. Bradford Hager joins the podcast to explain the risks and how to avoid them.
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Credits
Laur Hesse Fisher, Host and Executive Producer
David Lishansky, Editor and Producer
Aaron Krol, Writer and Producer
Lindsay Fendt, Science Reporter
Michelle Harris, Fact Checker
Music by Blue Dot Sessions
Artwork by Aaron Krol