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Using captured CO₂ in everyday products could help fight climate change, but will consumers want them?

  • Written by Lucca Henrion, Research Fellow at the Global CO2 Initiative, University of Michigan
imageConsumer decisions could play a critical role in dealing with climate change. A study gauging perceptions was published May 13, 2021. FotographiaBasica via Getty Images

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