Fossil fuel burniing gives off a lot of unwanted CO2 emissions. Why not harness it to turn turbines of its own rather than dumping it into the atmosphere?

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Fossil fuel burniing gives off a lot of unwanted CO2 emissions. Why not harness it to turn turbines of its own rather than dumping it into the atmosphere?

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Answer 1

If you mean to use the air pressure of exhaust to turn a turbine on the end of an engine exhaust pipe that won’t work. Putting a strain on free exhaust flow throttles the engine and slows it down. No energy would be created it would be a negative balance