This artificial leaf may hold the potential to help combat carbon dioxide emissions that lead to climate change
San Francisco A man-made leaf may hold the potential to help combat carbon dioxide emissions that lead to climate change.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have created an artificial leaf prototype that is designed to cut down on carbon dioxide — the main greenhouse gas behind global warming and climate change, experts say. CO2 is released by humans through things like electricity, transportation and steel production. In 2016, carbon dioxide made up roughly 81.6% of all greenhouse-gas emissions in the US caused by humans, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
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