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Apr 2019
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Forget Carbon Neutral, Let's Go Carbon N...

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Scientists have developed ways to suck greenhouse gasses out of the atmosphere. So climate change is solved then, right? Bloomberg Environment's Abby Smith tells us why this technology isn't yet ready for widespread use and why the government's policies toward what some call "carbon capture" aren't totally coherent right now.

Host: David Schultz

Editors: Jessica Coomes, Marissa Horn

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