jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoHow Much Energy Would It Take to Pull Carbon Dioxide out of the Air?www.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down13
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minus-squareTarogar@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·2 years 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-up15·2 years agoHmm …what about continuing to go on benders every night and not addressing the problem at all? Would that be bad?
minus-squareChrislyBear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 years agoI know something better and it’s solar powered: Trees!
minus-squareJonDorfman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years 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-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoTrees are great for other reasons, but they grow far too slow to capture significant carbon. The fastest natural carbon sinks are algae.
minus-squareKowowow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·2 years agoSounds like a great use for nuclear and then if there’s a drop in renewable energy it can pick up the slack
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?
I know something better and it’s solar powered: Trees!
But think of all the space that would take! If you replant forests where are we going to put our superhighways and parking lots?
Trees are great for other reasons, but they grow far too slow to capture significant carbon. The fastest natural carbon sinks are algae.
Sounds like a great use for nuclear and then if there’s a drop in renewable energy it can pick up the slack