Elon Musk says he will donate $100 million to whoever invents the best carbon capture technology
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/22/elon-musk-tesla-ceo-donates-to-carbon-capture-technology-prize.html
- Elon Musk has announced that he is donating $100 million towards a prize for the best technology that can capture carbon dioxide.
- Musk, who overtook Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest person this month, made the announcement on Twitter late Thursday, saying he would share more details next week.
- Carbon capture is the process of trapping waste carbon dioxide either directly from the air, or just before it gets emitted from factories and power plants.