Why Carbon is not the enemy ?

WHY CARBON IS NOT THE ENEMY — AND HOW CRT HANDLES BOTH ORGANIC AND INORGANIC CARBON The global climate debate often treats carbon itself as the problem. This framing is understandable — but it is fundamentally incorrect. Carbon is not the enemy. Linear carbon systems are. To understand why, we must distinguish between organic carbon and inorganic carbon, and then see how Carbon Recycling Technology (CRT) reunifies them into a single, closed system. ORGANIC CARBON Organic carbon is carbon bound within living or once-living matter. It includes biomass, biogenic fuels, organic waste streams, and biogenic CO₂ released through respiration or decay. Organic carbon is formed by life using energy (primarily photosynthesis). It stores energy temporarily in complex molecular bonds. INORGANIC CARBON Inorganic carbon exists outside biological structures. It includes carbon dioxide (CO₂), bicarbonate and carbonate in water, and carbonate minerals. Inorganic carbon is carbon in its oxidised, low-energy state — the end point of oxidation. THE NATURAL RELATIONSHIP In nature, carbon constantly moves between these two forms. Photosynthesis converts inorganic carbon to organic carbon, while respiration, decay, and combustion convert organic carbon back to inorganic carbon. This continuous cycling maintains Earth’s stability. THE REAL PROBLEM Modern industrial systems extract ancient carbon, use it once, release it as CO₂, and fail to return it to a productive loop. This is not a chemistry failure, but a system design failure. CRT’S CORE INSIGHT Carbon Recycling Technology does not fight carbon. It restores carbon to its natural role as a reusable carrier. CRT is agnostic to carbon origin — organic or inorganic, biogenic or fossil-derived. It requires only that carbon remain in a closed loop. HOW CRT UNITES ORGANIC AND INORGANIC CARBON Before entering CRT, organic carbon may be oxidised to CO₂, while inorganic carbon may already exist as CO₂. Once inside CRT, the distinction disappears. CO₂ combined with renewable hydrogen forms a synthetic fuel, releases energy when used, and returns as CO₂ to be recycled again. Hydrogen provides the energy. Carbon provides the molecular structure. WHY THIS MATTERS The real world contains mixed carbon streams, variable feedstock quality, and legacy emissions. CRT accommodates all of them without moral sorting or parallel infrastructure. Its only requirement is circularity. CONCLUSION CRT handles both organic and inorganic carbon by restoring carbon to a closed, reusable energy loop, preventing net atmospheric accumulation while enabling reliable, scalable energy systems.