Singapore to Build Largest CO2 Removal Plant

Christina Thompson (Anchor, EarthxNews):  The world’s largest ocean-based plant for carbon removal is set to be built in Singapore.

The country’s National Water Agency announced it was teaming up with the University of California in Los Angeles and its startup, Equatic, to construct the facility.

UCLA says the facility aims to be operational by next year, and the $20 million plant will have the capacity to remove more than 8 million pounds of CO2 from the ocean and the air per year. The US-based university says the facility will use a technology developed by the school startup Equatic that uses electrolysis to transform carbon dioxide and seawater into stable solid forms.

The groundbreaking carbon removal technology was so revolutionary Time magazine hailed it as one of the top inventions in 2023 and industry analysts say the innovative process could potentially be a game changer for global climate efforts.