Reduce CO2 Emissions by 70-100% , Methane Emissions by 50%

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The disclosed integrated framework presents a system-level approach to climate engineering, aiming to reduce global anthropogenic methane emissions by more than 50% and achieve significant net CO_2 drawdown. The core thesis is that climate interventions should be structured as profit-generating enterprises rather than cost centers, embedding commodity production within remedial processes to ensure large-scale adoption without reliance on subsidies.

This system is divided into three primary solution domains:

  1. Agricultural Transformation**: Targeting ~40% of human methane emissions, this solution proposes replacing cattle and paddy-rice farming with integrated systems including aquaculture, vertical farming, agroforestry, and the co-cultivation of Azolla and duckweed. These systems leverage nitrogen-fixing and starch-hyperaccumulating properties to fix CO_2 and create self-regulating nitrogen cycles, producing high-protein feed and food while substantially reducing methane output.

  2. Industrial Methane Valorization**: Targeting ~35% of human methane emissions, this solution addresses oil and gas flaring/venting. It proposes onsite capture of methane for conversion into high-value commodity chemicals—such as methanol, Dimethyl Ether (DME), and urea—using an economic framework that dynamically selects products based on regional market signals. Waste heat from operations is integrated into the synthesis process to reduce capital and operating costs.

  3. Profitable Waste-to-Resource Conversion**: Targeting ~20% of human methane emissions, this system integrates the treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) and sewage sludge. Processes include Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) pre-processing, Top-Lit Updraft (TLUD) gasification, high-temperature chlorination for precious metal recovery (e.g., gold, silver, PGM), and energy-efficient water purification using ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis.

Collectively, this architecture serves as a novel economic model for climate economics, where revenue streams from food, chemicals, metals, and water are structurally embedded to cross-subsidize climate remediation. The disclosure includes various novel technical concepts, such as the triple-product switchable-output decision logic for captured methane and the combined sewage-landfill co-treatment facility, and it explicitly dedicates these concepts to the public domain to prevent patent restriction.

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  • About the Entrant

  • Name:
    Amey Solkar
  • Type of entry:
    individual
  • Profession:
    Business Owner/Manager
  • Patent status:
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