Why Personal Carbon Capture?
Did you know that human beings themselves are major emitters of carbon dioxide? We all know about reducing our electricity consumption and taking fewer flights, but isn’t all this a little pointless when one basic, everyday activity cancels it all out?

Each day every human being breathes out an average of 1 kg of CO2. That’s 0.38 tonnes a year. Now multiply that by 6.7 billion! That’s a lot of CO2.

COyou2 person carbon capture systems allow you to store that CO2 and do your bit to stop climate change.

How does the COyou2 personal carbon capture system work?
The COyou2 patented technology works by filtering the air you breathe out, capturing the carbon in a convenient lightweight backpack.

As you breathe out into the tube, the carbon dioxide passes through a solution of ammonium nitrate and the reaction allows the carbon to be isolated. The carbon is then stored in exchangeable inner bags that can then be sequestered in any nearby location including your own backyard.

Isn’t carbon capture technology unproven?
It’s true that carbon capture is still unproven on an industrial scale. Oil giant and environmental leader Shell has reassured us that “The idea is simple: capture CO2 from heavy industry including refineries and power plants, and then inject it deep underground where it can be trapped for thousands of years.”
But unfortunately though the idea may be simple, the science is not. Scientists have no way of knowing whether injecting vast amounts of carbon into the ground or seabeds is safe, even in the short-term. By carrying out the process on an individual basis, we only need to bury the carbon or simply keep it in an unused cupboard or storage shed to prevent it from returning to the atmosphere.

Doesn't this let big polluters off the hook?
The fact is that big businesses simply can't afford to make the same sacrifices we can as individuals. We rely on them to make the huge profits that keep our economies alive.

Can we really just ask BHP to call of the Caroona Coal Project when they have already paid the NSW government $100 million for exploration rights? This would be to unfairly punish a company that is bending over backwards for the environment. BHP recently committed 0.2 per cent of their net annual profit to reduce its emissions and now reimburses its staff for half the cost of energy-efficient light bulbs in their home!

Can we really tell BP to withdraw its £1.5 billion investment to produce oil from the Athabasca tar sands in northern Canada? This is a company that made the following powerful commitment: "Beyond petroleum is a summation of our brand promise and values. It is both our philosophical ideal and a practical description of our work."
Currently personal carbon capture is the only viable alternative to shutting down the polluting industries, which could seriously destabilise the economy.

What about clean coal?
Clean coal would be a great idea, if only it were possible to start using it before runaway climate change has already taken place. The Rudd government has invested $500 million in clean coal and has said it wants clean coal to be in use by 2020, but we only have the next ten years to stop runaway climate change. With everyone using a personal carbon capture system, we can offset the emissions of the coal industry and it can continue to contribute its 24 billion dollars worth of exports to our economy. Everyone is happy.

COyou2: it's more than a carbon capture system, it's a state of mind

Doesn’t plant life rely on the carbon dioxide we breath out?
Trees don’t discriminate about where their C02 comes from. They can use C02 from the companies that are the lifeblood of our economy.

But won’t it be inconvenient to carry around the personal carbon capture system and breathe into it all the time?
It might seem like an inconvenience at first, but as you get used to it, it will become normal – just like wearing shoes or sunglasses. Many who have experienced scuba diving will know that it doesn’t take long to adjust to. At the end of the day it’s a small price to pay to save the planet from climate change.

But isn’t the government taking care of carbon emissions?
Governments are working hard to implement carbon trading. Although this is an important step forward, unfortunately this scheme is not capable of reducing emissions to the necessary level to stop dangerous runaway climate change. In fact it could even allow emissions to continue rising. As Paul Kelly, editor of The Australian has said “The entire point of emissions trading is not to combat greenhouse gases, it is to establish a reduction trajectory at minimum harm to Australia's economy and competitiveness.”

That’s why we all need to use personal carbon capture systems. At the end of the day, there are 21 million of us and only one government – so what are you waiting for?