jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoHow Much Energy Would It Take to Pull Carbon Dioxide out of the Air?www.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareTarogar@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoBasically… A lot! Just to have what effectively amounts to a painkiller. Now don’t get me wrong, those are great but you know what’s better? Solving the issue that causes you pain to begin with.
minus-squarefluxion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoHmm …what about continuing to go on benders every night and not addressing the problem at all? Would that be bad?
minus-squareKowowow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoSounds like a great use for nuclear and then if there’s a drop in renewable energy it can pick up the slack
minus-squareChrislyBear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI know something better and it’s solar powered: Trees!
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoTrees are great for other reasons, but they grow far too slow to capture significant carbon. The fastest natural carbon sinks are algae.
minus-squareJonDorfman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoBut think of all the space that would take! If you replant forests where are we going to put our superhighways and parking lots?
minus-squaresugartits@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAt this point, we need to do both
Basically… A lot! Just to have what effectively amounts to a painkiller. Now don’t get me wrong, those are great but you know what’s better? Solving the issue that causes you pain to begin with.
Hmm …what about continuing to go on benders every night and not addressing the problem at all? Would that be bad?
Sounds like a great use for nuclear and then if there’s a drop in renewable energy it can pick up the slack
I know something better and it’s solar powered: Trees!
Trees are great for other reasons, but they grow far too slow to capture significant carbon. The fastest natural carbon sinks are algae.
But think of all the space that would take! If you replant forests where are we going to put our superhighways and parking lots?
At this point, we need to do both