Climate change REVERSAL? Scientists can now turn carbon dioxide back INTO COAL

Eventually, the goal will be to return the coal to the depths of the ground, essentially reversing carbon missions.

RMIT researcher Dr Torben Daeneke said: “While we can’t literally turn back time, turning carbon dioxide back into coal and burying it back in the ground is a bit like rewinding the emissions clock.

“To date, CO2 has only been converted into a solid at extremely high temperatures, making it industrially unviable.

“By using liquid metals as a catalyst, we’ve shown it’s possible to turn the gas back into carbon at room temperature, in a process that’s efficient and scalable.