When it comes to fighting climate change, the more ideas, the better. While these creative solutions may at first seem rash, if there were ever a time to welcome creative and even crazy ideas, now would be it.
Here are a few of the most surprising ideas scientists have thought of to combat climate change.
1. Mechanical Trees
What do you do when you don’t have real trees? You plant fake ones, of course. Klaus Lackner, a professor of engineering, has invented a mechanical tree that’s designed to capture carbon. According to Arizona State University, once complete, the tree will be 33 feet high, designed to capture ambient carbon from the air. The tree would be passive and able to quietly and cost-efficiently capture carbon, just like a real tree.
