STORY: Toronto Company Turns Air into Useful Chemicals

SecondStreet.org sat down with Alex Ip from CERT Systems in Toronto, a cool carbon capture company.

They’re able to take the CO2 molecule and reform it into chemicals like ethylene, which is used to make useful products like plastic and cell phones.

Companies like CERT show how entrepreneurs, not top-down government control, have a big role to play in addressing climate change.

Watch the full interview via the video above, or click here. To learn more about different examples of cool carbon capture companies, read our policy brief here.

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