Billionaire Elon Musk said that he will donate $100 million toward a prize for the best carbon capture technology.
“Am donating $100M towards a prize for best carbon capture technology,” Musk said, which suggests that more than this amount may be on offer, overall.
Am donating $100M towards a prize for best carbon capture technology
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 21, 2021
Musk didn’t provide any more details except to add in an accompanying tweet the “details will come next week.
Carbon capture is a concept focused on the capture of carbon dioxide emissions produced by manufacturing, vehicles, and food production, among other industries.
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