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I Investigated Carbon Capture's Limitations and Here's What I Found

In this episode of Sustainability Ventures, Tauseef Akhtar explores a question that rarely gets honest attention: 👉 Is carbon capture physically capable of scaling to solve the climate crisis — or are we ignoring the laws of thermodynamics? Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is often promoted as the technology that allows us to continue burning fossil fuels while still achieving net-zero targets. Governments are investing billions. Corporations are making bold promises. Headlines call it a “climate breakthrough.” But physics does not negotiate. This episode examines the hard thermodynamic realities that limit how much CO₂ we can capture — and at what energy cost. This analysis is not anti-technology. It is pro-physics, pro-evidence, and pro-reality. 🔍 What You’ll Learn in This Video ✅ Why separating CO₂ from exhaust gases requires unavoidable energy input ✅ How entropy limits the efficiency of carbon capture systems ✅ Why dilute CO₂ (like in air) makes Direct Air Capture extremely energy-intensive ✅ The difference between theoretical capture rates and real-world performance ✅ Why material degradation (amines, sorbents, membranes) reduces long-term efficiency ✅ How energy penalties reduce the net climate benefit of CCS 📊 The Thermodynamic Challenge This video explains how: • CO₂ separation always requires work due to entropy • Low CO₂ concentrations increase minimum energy demand • Capture plants consume 15–30% of a power plant’s output • Regeneration heat requirements limit scalability • Compression and transport add further energy penalties • Scaling to gigaton levels requires massive infrastructure expansion Even the best capture systems today operate far from theoretical efficiency limits. And scaling them globally would require enormous additional energy production. 🌍 Why This Matters If carbon capture: • Consumes too much energy • Requires vast chemical inputs • Cannot scale without massive new infrastructure • Delays emission reductions at the source Then relying on it as a primary climate solution may be risky. True decarbonization may require: • Emission reduction first • Demand-side efficiency • Electrification • Structural redesign of industrial systems Technology cannot override thermodynamics. 🎙️ About the Host Tauseef Akhtar is a Mechanical Engineer and Sustainability Advisor with 16+ years of international experience across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. As Founder of Sustainability Ventures, he focuses on evidence-based sustainability — separating measurable environmental outcomes from political narratives and marketing claims. 🤝 Work With Tauseef 📧 Email: engrtauseef@gmail.com Services Offered: • Carbon Audits (Scope 1, 2 & 3) • Net-Zero Strategy Development • Industrial Energy Optimization • Life-Cycle & Thermodynamic Analysis • ESG & Sustainability Framework Advisory