CO2 Scraper: Building Forests in the Sky

tree_skyscraper.jpgInstead of using carbon capture and storage methods more commonly researched these days, Nectar Product Development has a concept that combines nature with human-made structure that does pretty much the same thing and then some. We all know that forests act as natural carbon sinks but unfortunately, it's impossible to develop one very near industrial areas. What the concept structure called CO2 Scraper is, is a sort of man-made forest built atop a skyscraper. It's a vertical structure, so it could theoretically be built anywhere, even in crowded locations.

The idea is to fit 400 trees per CO2 Scraper, fed with water and nutrients through a pump system powered by a windmill. These skyscrapers are meant to be built near factories not only to absorb greenhouse gases but provide shade from the sun. "We thought of the CO2 Scraper as a way to place trees in areas where they would ordinarily be difficult or impossible to plant such as near a factory, major road or perhaps even in a densely populated urban area" says a company spokesperson. The only part of the CO2 Scraper that would require an external power source is the elevator, but then again, there's always solar energy to turn to. It's too early to tell whether the design is viable or not, but it's intriguing nonetheless.


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