Today you will learn from expert guest Merritt Dailey about direct air capture systems, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.
Timestamps:- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:58) - What is direct air capture?
- (02:20) - Why would direct air capture help to solve climate change?
- (04:45) - Why would direct air capture not help to solve climate change?
- (07:29) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
- (11:03) - How does direct air capture work?
- (17:56) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
- (23:08) - Recommended resources
- (25:05) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
- (26:45) - Activity
Merritt is a PhD candidate at Arizona State University, where she conducts research with the Center for Negative Emissions and Klaus Lackner on direct air capture of carbon (DAC). Previously, Merritt worked at Google for 5 years in operations, and has degrees from the University of Michigan and Columbia University. She is originally from Pittsburgh, PA.
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