Before anyone points out that trees already handle this, let me clarify:

We need to pursue all available options simultaneously to effectively combat climate change. This includes:

    Reducing reliance on carbon-based energy to lower emissions.
    Implementing carbon capture and long-term storage solutions to remove excess CO₂ from the atmosphere.

It's worth noting that this lab has a lot of patents: https://yaghi.berkeley.edu/publications.html#patent

It's not clear that this particular chemical is subject to a patent application, but they have applied for a patent on the entire class of chemicals: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20220370981A1

I'm conflicted about this. while I'm skeptical about most patents this is exactly the kind of invention that patents are supposed to incentivise, and this guy obviously deserves a reward if his invention, like, literally saves the world. But - reading between the lines, while it's effective, it sounds like it's not yet cost effective. And making something cost effective is exactly the kind of thing that patents that restrict development to a single lab (which is what a class patent will do) will cause problems with.

Probably the best answer would be for someone rich to buy him out and licence it for free.

News article from Berkley, where it was developed.

https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/10/23/capturing-carbon-from-t...

To counteract the current carbon dioxide emissions, we only have to heat up 30 million metric tons of that stuff from ambient to 60°C every 18.8 minutes. And then figure out what to do with the 1.35 million metric tons carbon dioxide gas cloud we produce every 18.8 minutes.

Related: Half a pound of this powder can remove as much CO2 from the air as a tree (21 points, 40 days ago, 45 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41927684

See also: metal organic frameworks. Cheaper to produce and faster at adsorbing.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal%E2%80%93organic_framew...

I think such an appliance had already been invented. They are called "trees".

All they need to do their work is corporations leaving them alone.