University of Houston: Revolutionizing Tech to Produce Sustainable Fuel

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6. Non sequitur

Sustainable fuel doesn't reduce CO2 emissions by the amount that's needed for the climate catastrophe our planet is facing. In addition, corn and sugarcane can't be grown in the quantities needed for a reliable long term supply of energy. In addition it would take too much land away from the land that's needed to grow food.

Right. I don’t like using food to make fuel. This doesn’t do that. This is essentially "carbon neutral” (which cannot be said for the “biofuels” you mention.) So, while what you say is true, it is not relevant.

This will not solve the climate crisis. The climate crisis cannot be solved by reducing (or even eliminating) emissions alone. However, these are necessary to combat climate change. (i.e. necessary, but not sufficient.)

In addition, nuclear power isn't green because no one has figured out what to do with the toxic nuclear waste. My engineer father with more than 40 years of aviation and automotive engineering work experience along with bachelors and masters degrees in engineering taught me this.

It’s not so much that we haven’t “figured out what to do with the toxic nuclear waste” there are numerous “solutions” the problem is getting people to choose between various options. (I am no great fan of “nuclear energy.”)

However, once again, this is not relevant to the OP, since it does not use nuclear power.