The Evan Bray Show - Sasha Wilson - June 20th, 2024

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Scientists from the University of Alberta and the University of Bern in Switzerland are figuring out how to grow the mining industry while keeping carbon emissions low with the help of the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan. Sasha Wilson, principal investigator at the University of Alberta’s Environmental Economic Geology Laboratory, tells Evan about how they're learning how to trap and store CO2 using a mineral found in certain mining wastes.
20 Jun 2024 2PM English South Africa News Commentary

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