Elon Musk, Tesla’s founder and the world’s richest man, has announced that he will offer a hefty reward to anyone who discovers a technology that emits carbon dioxide from the air.
He announced that anyone who develops new technology to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere would be rewarded with 100 million.
Carbon dioxide is called an environmentally friendly gas. According to scientists, the amount of it in the atmosphere is increasing day by day due to deforestation.
Elon Musk says anyone who opens new doors to technology deserves a reward.
Furthermore, he said, till today, he says, energy has only been used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. But little progress has been made in extracting it from the atmosphere.
However, In the next tweet, he said more details would be provided next week.
Details next week
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 21, 2021
