eli5 Can co2 be used as batteries?

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Is it possible to use energy from renewable energy sources to break down CO2 and when needed, turn that back into another molecule? Or am I dumb?

And is it efficient?

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Burning fuel into CO2 gives us energy. Turning CO2 back into fuel costs us even more energy. This will not reduce carbon emissions, but it wouldn’t increase them either, and could be used to store power from renewable energy sources.

However other fuels, especially hydrogen, seem better for this same purpose.

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