Billions of dollars of investment capital are poured into spaceflight creating greater demand for rockets and in turn an increase in pollution. bluShift Aerospace is looking to be part of the solution by manufacturing bio-derived fuel-based rockets.
The gulf between the promise of these technologies, which encompass a multitude of variations on carbon capture and storage, and their real ability to offset a future of high carbon emissions appears insurmountable.
According to a report by Deloitte and InnoEnergy, smog reduction could save European citizens over $210bn (€183bn) by 2025. The report argues that addressing air pollution could unlock both health and economic benefits.
