2 Rewritten chemical equations with MathJax, added tag atmospheric-chemistry

# Can't we reduce climate change by converting CO₂CO2 & CH₄CH4?

Straight off I want to say, I never took chemistry classes, so my understanding is very limited. My question is considering the equations below, why is it so hard to reduce greenhouse gases? Is it simply a matter of conversion requiring too much energy?

Can't we remove carbon dioxide & methane from the atmosphere by converting them into water and carbon?
CO₂ + CH₄ ⇒ 2H₂O + 2C
Or

$$\ce{CO2 + CH4 -> 2H2O + 2C}$$

Or by converting them into water and propane?
CO₂ + 5CH₄ ⇒ 2H₂O + 2C₃H₈

Please let me know if there are other tags I ought to have used$$\ce{CO2 + 5CH4 -> 2H2O + 2C3H8}$$

# Can't we reduce climate change by converting CO₂ & CH₄?

Straight off I want to say, I never took chemistry classes, so my understanding is very limited. My question is considering the equations below, why is it so hard to reduce greenhouse gases? Is it simply a matter of conversion requiring too much energy?

Can't we remove carbon dioxide & methane from the atmosphere by converting them into water and carbon?
CO₂ + CH₄ ⇒ 2H₂O + 2C
Or by converting them into water and propane?
CO₂ + 5CH₄ ⇒ 2H₂O + 2C₃H₈

Please let me know if there are other tags I ought to have used

# Can't we reduce climate change by converting CO2 & CH4?

Straight off I want to say, I never took chemistry classes, so my understanding is very limited. My question is considering the equations below, why is it so hard to reduce greenhouse gases? Is it simply a matter of conversion requiring too much energy?

Can't we remove carbon dioxide & methane from the atmosphere by converting them into water and carbon?

$$\ce{CO2 + CH4 -> 2H2O + 2C}$$

Or by converting them into water and propane?

$$\ce{CO2 + 5CH4 -> 2H2O + 2C3H8}$$

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# Can't we reduce climate change by converting CO₂ & CH₄?

Straight off I want to say, I never took chemistry classes, so my understanding is very limited. My question is considering the equations below, why is it so hard to reduce greenhouse gases? Is it simply a matter of conversion requiring too much energy?

Can't we remove carbon dioxide & methane from the atmosphere by converting them into water and carbon?
CO₂ + CH₄ ⇒ 2H₂O + 2C
Or by converting them into water and propane?
CO₂ + 5CH₄ ⇒ 2H₂O + 2C₃H₈

Please let me know if there are other tags I ought to have used