System and method for removing carbon dioxide from an atmosphere and global thermostat using the same
AssigneesGraciela Chichilnisky, Peter Eisenberger
InventorsPeter Eisenberger, Graciela Chichilnisky
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Abstract
A system for removing carbon dioxide from an atmosphere to reduce global warming including an air extraction system that collects carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through a medium and removes carbon dioxide from the medium; a sequestration system that isolates the removed carbon dioxide to a location for at least one of storage and generation of a renewable carbon fuel; and one or more power supplying units that supply heat to the air extraction system to remove the carbon dioxide from the medium, at least one of the one or more power supplying units being a fossil fuel plant.
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A system for removing carbon dioxide from an atmosphere to reduce global warming, comprising:
- an air extraction system that collects carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through a medium and removes carbon dioxide from the medium;
- a sequestration system that isolates the removed carbon dioxide to a location for at least one of storage and generation of a renewable carbon fuel;
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- one or more power supplying units that supply heat to the air extraction system to remove the carbon dioxide from the medium, at least one of the one or more power supplying units being a fossil fuel plant.
A method for removing carbon dioxide from an atmosphere to reduce global warming, comprising:
- collecting air from the atmosphere;
- removing carbon dioxide from the collected air;
- isolating the removed carbon dioxide to a location for at least one of storage and generation of a renewable carbon fuel,
- wherein at least one of the collecting, removing and isolating steps is performed using process heat generated by a fossil fuel plant.
A global thermostat for controlling average temperature of a planet's atmosphere, comprising:
- one or more first systems for extracting greenhouse gases from the atmosphere at a rate slower than the greenhouse gases are increasing in the atmosphere and at least one of storing the greenhouse gases and generating a renewable carbon fuel using the greenhouse gases;
- one or more second systems for extracting greenhouse gases from the atmosphere at a rate faster than the greenhouse gases are increasing in the atmosphere and at least one of storing the greenhouse gases and generating a renewable carbon fuel using the greenhouse gases;
- one or more third systems for extracting greenhouse gases from the atmosphere at the same rate as the greenhouse gases are increasing or decreasing in the atmosphere and at least one of storing the greenhouse gases and generating a renewable carbon fuel using the greenhouse gases;
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- a fossil fuel plant for providing heat to at least one of the first, second and third systems.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.