Going Carbon Negative
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Sourcing high-quality carbon credits that deliver on their promised impact is a non-trivial concern. We've invested numerous hours in researching the best places to purchase carbon credits and the best types of projects to support [1]. With proper discretion, we can utilize carbon credits to facilitate the offsetting of literal tons of carbon dioxide.
We considered two different strategies to fulfil our carbon capture promise, Direct Air Carbon Capture (DACC) and Carbon credits.
DACC services, like those provided by , directly remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by blowing ambient air over specially designed filters which separate CO₂ from other gasses [2]. While DACC is the most expensive method of CO₂ removal, at $1000 per ton, it is the most direct method.
Carbon credits are certificates representing the right for companies to emit carbon dioxide while remaining compliant with regulations. Credits can be bought from governments or other companies on certain exchanges. By purchasing carbon credits, we would be purchasing the right to emit a mass of carbon dioxide. Since Plantoids would never consume those credits, we would remove them from the limited available pool of credits, effectively preventing other companies from emitting greenhouse gasses in the future.
By combining these two vehicles of change, we will be able to both make a large impact over time while providing the satisfaction of making an immediate difference and contributing to the development of an integral technology.
Each Plantoid removes 310 grams of carbon dioxide each day. That's equivalent to:
Charging a smartphone 38 times
Driving a tesla model 3 2.6 km
1.3 loads of laundry
8.6 hours of streaming movies
11 days of tree growth
We based our decision for how much carbon dioxide a Plantoid would capture based on the daily mass of carbon, 0.085g, collected by the average plant used in the study carried out by . This plant was the largest accumulator of carbon, by a significant margin, out of all 18 specimens studied. The conversion from mass of carbon to mass of carbon dioxide is as follows:
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