Made of pollution: How CO2 is recycled to make your things

af | 16. oktober 2021 | Industri, Klima i hverdagen

​Some companies are trying to make a carbon difference by manufacturing products made out of pollution. But is it really helping? What’s behind the fancy technology, and how does this bode for the planet’s—and consumer’s—future?

0:00 Intro
0:46 CCU Historical Background
1:08 What is CO2 used in?
1:31 Mattresses
2:30 How much energy does it use?
3:28 The case of cement
4:56 Market potential
6:00 Will capitalism solve this problem?

Author: Beina Xu
Video editor: Thomas Rosenberg
Camera: Gábor Ripli
Supervising editor: Joanna Gottschalk

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