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  • Facing unbearable heat, Qatar has begun to air-condition the outdoors

    Steven Mufson

    October 16, 2019 |

    The Washington Post |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Qatar, Doha

    In Qatar, where temperatures have reached unbearably high degrees, an engineering professor at Qatar University has designed a way to provide air conditioning to the outdoors. Although the method is arguably not a solution for climate change and could actually have negative impacts, it is successfully allowing people in the country to be able to leave the their homes, which in turn benefits the economy of the country.

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  • A climate change solution slowly gains ground

    Steven Mufson

    April 19, 2019 |

    The Washington Post |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Huntsville, Alabama

    Three major US companies are leading the way in developing the technology to extract carbon dioxide from the air: Global Thermostat, Carbon Engineering, and Climeworks. With federal tax credits per ton of carbon dioxide captured and a prosperous system of injecting the CO2 back into the ground to stimulate crop yield, the companies' three different approaches all offer a way to cut into the massive amount of global emissions, an opportunity to make a lot of money with new technology, and a helping hand for states working on achieving new federal guidelines and restrictions for a green future.

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