Scientists at the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering developed a technique to turn natural gas and carbon dioxide into solid carbon nanofibers that can be used in innumerable applications, including construction, car parts, airplanes, batteries — virtually anything that uses steel could be replaced with carbon nanofibres that are up to 20 times stronger. Another researcher, Antonio Anselmo, CEO of ChemBioPower, has developed a process to use methane and carbon dioxide to produce dimethyl ether as a replacement for diesel, with up to 47 per cent savings in carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon XPrize finalists have proposals for other uses of carbon dioxide, including concrete and alternative fuels.

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