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Imagine if you could reverse decades of pollution. Remove tons of CO₂, Clean oceans, restore forests at scale. The good news? We can! The bad news? We don’t!
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We have the technology to clean our planet. Carbon capture, ocean cleanup, reforestation drones, and air purification systems exist and are advancing rapidly. But here's the problem: cleaning Earth isn't profitable. While R&D progresses, deployment lags because traditional economics can't fund planetary-scale cleanup. The technologies are ready. The funding model isn't. Here's where we stand at the end of 2025!