Synthetic Trees absorb carbon dioxide from atmosphere

While creating a bunch of plastic trees may not sound like a great way to protect the environment that is the proposal being put forward by a Columbia University professor who is working with the U.S. Energy Secretary.

The fake trees provide more than just an aesthetic though and like their real counterparts they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The difference is that these synthetic trees are 1,000 times faster at collecting CO2 than real trees.

Plastic leaves trap the CO2 and compress it, storing it internally in the trunk as a liquid.

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