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Memproduksi balok beton dengan karbon yang ditangkap, seperti yang dilakukan di Brooklyn, NY, memiliki manfaat ekonomi dan iklim. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

January 16, 2024

Apa manfaat penangkapan karbon bagi Bumi? Kami memetakan pihak yang untung dan rugi karena praktik ini

Volker Sick, University of Michigan

Kita harus melihat penangkapan karbon dari sumber CO2 yang ditangkap dan penggunaannya. Tak semuanya baik bagi lingkungan maupun ekonomi.

Producing concrete blocks with captured carbon, like these in Brooklyn, NY., has both economic and climate benefits. AP Photo/John Minchillo

January 12, 2024

Not all carbon‑capture projects pay off for the climate – we mapped the pros and cons of each and found clear winners and losers

Volker Sick, University of Michigan

The combination of the source of the CO₂ and its end use determines its environmental and economic benefits or consequences.

A lot of coastal infrastructure wasn’t designed for the frequent flooding and crashing waves brought by rising seas. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

July 29, 2021

Bipartisan infrastructure deal begins to address consequences of a warming planet: 3 essential reads

Bryan Keogh, The Conversation and Stacy Morford, The Conversation

A bipartisan group of senators said it reached a deal on $550 billion in new spending on infrastructure.

Consumer decisions could play a critical role in dealing with climate change. A study gauging perceptions was published May 13, 2021. FotographiaBasica via Getty Images

May 14, 2021

Using captured CO₂ in everyday products could help fight climate change, but will consumers want them?

Lucca Henrion, University of Michigan; Joe Árvai, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Lauren Lutzke, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and Volker Sick, University of Michigan

A large-scale survey asked people exactly that. One use of recycled carbon dioxide stood out.

Bendable concrete created at the University of Michigan allows for thinner structures with less need for steel reinforcement. Joseph Xu/University of Michigan College of Engineering

February 14, 2021

Bendable concrete and other CO2‑infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions

Lucca Henrion, University of Michigan; Duo Zhang, University of Michigan; Victor C. Li, University of Michigan, and Volker Sick, University of Michigan

Researchers are developing ways to lock captured CO2 into cement. It could help rebuild America’s crumbling infrastructure and deal with climate change at the same time.

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