Episode 54: Targeting Transportation Emissions

Technology Today

Southwest Research Institute

Technology

4.8 • 19 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

April 22 marks Earth Day, an annual call to action to preserve natural resources and protect the planet. On this Earth Day episode, we’re discussing new SwRI technology in development that targets rising greenhouse gas emissions, which cause disruptive changes in Earth’s climate. The transportation sector is a major contributor of carbon emissions. SwRI engineers are developing a potential solution, a membrane that removes and captures carbon dioxide before it escapes into the atmosphere, leaving cleaner air. They envision it will be outfitted on a range of vehicles, from compact cars to ships. Listen now as SwRI Staff Engineer Dr. Graham Conway discusses going beyond a zero-emissions solution to develop a novel carbon capture membrane, a negative-emissions technology.

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0:00.0	April 22nd marks Earth Day, so we're highlighting SWRI research and development underway to protect the environment.
0:07.6	Hear about a solution to decrease greenhouse gas emissions.
0:11.5	It's not a zero emissions technology, but even better, a negative emissions technology.
0:16.9	We'll explain next on this episode of Technology Today.
0:23.6	We live with technology, science, engineering, and the results of innovative research every day.
0:29.4	Now, let's understand it better.
0:31.2	You're listening to the Technology Today podcast presented by Southwest Research Institute.
0:36.6	From deep sea to deep space, we develop solutions to benefit humankind.
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0:52.7	Hello and welcome to technology today. I'm Lisa Benia.
0:55.9	You may have heard of zero emissions vehicles that don't add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere,
1:01.9	but have you heard of negative emissions vehicles that remove greenhouse gases from the air?
1:08.0	It's possible with technology and development right now at SWRI. Our guest today is SWRI,
1:14.7	staff engineer Dr. Graham Conway. We first heard from him in episode 21, examining zero emissions.
1:21.1	He's back for this special Earth Day episode to discuss the environmental problem we're up against
1:26.6	and a solution his team is working on.
1:29.3	Welcome back, Graham.
1:30.4	Hi, Lisa. It's great to be here.
1:32.0	So I've seen some alarming information about our current climate situation from the National
1:38.1	Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration website.
1:40.9	Earth's average surface temperature has risen by about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880.
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