Could the Well of an Orbital Lift be used to Dump Greenhouse Gases into Space?

2023/07/25 by Bertolami, O.
#FOS: Physical sciences #Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph) #Space Physics (physics.space-ph)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2307.13590

Abstract

Anthropogenic greenhouse gases have been changing significantly the climate and causing dire effects on the dynamics of the Earth System. We examine the conditions under which the well of a geostationary orbital lift can be used to dump greenhouse gases into space.

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