Carbon Makes The World Go Round By Woudhuysen Analysis
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In his article titled “Carbon makes the world go round”, Woudhuysen (2014) argues that we should not dismiss carbon as strictly pernicious but instead invest in research to examine and fully utilise it.
Woudhuysen asserts that there is a common but naïve misconception that carbon is an absolute evil: National agencies aim to eradicate our carbon footprint, authors use ‘carbon-spewing’ as a pejorative, and environmentalists want carbon-free dwellings. Woudhuysen adds that even environmentalists grossly exaggerate the harms of carbon while contradicting themselves by advocating organic farming. He urges us to stop lambasting carbon.
Woudhuysen posits that carbon-based compounds are very useful in multifarious fields. He concurs carbon’s …show more content…
However, Woudhuysen asserts that we have yet to discover all the properties and applications of carbon. Hence, he asserts that we should devote more resources to developing carbon infrastructure to better understand the element and fully utilise it at a veritably monumental scale. (Word Count: …show more content…
He uses weasel words such as “the BIC hopes for…”, “promise to be impressive…”, “they could make…”, and merely describes research being done in these areas. Regarding the applications of wood and fibre crops, Woudhuysen referenced the BIC Bio-Based Industries JU Annual Work Plan 2014 (Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking, 2014), a call for proposals. Most of these projects, if taken up, are still in progress. For example, the NEOCEL project, which aims to create textiles from cellulose, started in September 2016 and is slated to be completed in 2019 (Bio-based Industries Consortium, 2014). The outcomes of the projects are uncertain and these applications may never be realised. Consequently, at present, it is not reasonable to claim that we can make those products from
In his article titled “Carbon makes the world go round”, Woudhuysen (2014) argues that we should not dismiss carbon as strictly pernicious but instead invest in research to examine and fully utilise it.
Woudhuysen asserts that there is a common but naïve misconception that carbon is an absolute evil: National agencies aim to eradicate our carbon footprint, authors use ‘carbon-spewing’ as a pejorative, and environmentalists want carbon-free dwellings. Woudhuysen adds that even environmentalists grossly exaggerate the harms of carbon while contradicting themselves by advocating organic farming. He urges us to stop lambasting carbon.
Woudhuysen posits that carbon-based compounds are very useful in multifarious fields. He concurs carbon’s …show more content…
However, Woudhuysen asserts that we have yet to discover all the properties and applications of carbon. Hence, he asserts that we should devote more resources to developing carbon infrastructure to better understand the element and fully utilise it at a veritably monumental scale. (Word Count: …show more content…
He uses weasel words such as “the BIC hopes for…”, “promise to be impressive…”, “they could make…”, and merely describes research being done in these areas. Regarding the applications of wood and fibre crops, Woudhuysen referenced the BIC Bio-Based Industries JU Annual Work Plan 2014 (Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking, 2014), a call for proposals. Most of these projects, if taken up, are still in progress. For example, the NEOCEL project, which aims to create textiles from cellulose, started in September 2016 and is slated to be completed in 2019 (Bio-based Industries Consortium, 2014). The outcomes of the projects are uncertain and these applications may never be realised. Consequently, at present, it is not reasonable to claim that we can make those products from