http://sschi.chtf.stuba.sk/konf2003%5Cabstracts%5C117.pdf
We're sending along this very brief, very to-the-point research report from what was once one of the cradles of European art and learning, Poland, just to illustrate that, even in that nation - still struggling to free itself from the effects of long suppression in a march back toward modern civilization, a march started by their rebellious union of coal miners, "Solidnarosc", (i.e, "Solidarity" - Joe still has one of their decorative stickers, in the original Polish, on his old coal miner's hard hat) they recognize that Carbon Dioxide is a potentially valuable resource.
As follows:
"Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol
M. Lachowska, J.Skrzypek; Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences
Methanol is a very important chemical with a wide range of applications. For Cu-containing methanol synthesis catalysts it has been well established that methanol is formed mainly from CO2.
Our investigations confirmed literature information concerning advantageous influence of zirconium on the catalyst activity. Addition of Mn to Cu/Zn/Zr catalyst increases the rate of methanol production. Mn promoted copper/zinc/zirconia catalyst exhibits remarkable high stability and high selectivity. The crude methanol does not contain practically any by-products other than water."
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To repeat: "methanol is formed mainly from CO2".
Simply put: They know, in Poland, how to make, in nearly pure form, the gasoline synthesis and plastics manufacturing raw material, Methanol, out of Carbon Dioxide.