Excess carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere created by
the widespread burning of fossil fuels is the major driving force of global
climate change, and researchers the world over are looking for new ways to
generate power that leaves a smaller carbon footprint.
Now, researchers at the University of Georgia have found a
way to transform the carbon dioxide trapped in the atmosphere into useful
industrial products. Their discovery may soon lead to the creation of biofuels
made directly from the carbon dioxide in the air that is responsible for
trapping the sun's rays and raising global temperatures.