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Re:Decrement carbon: Stripe's negative emissions commitment by sizzle on Friday August 16, 2019 @12:45AM (#20712247)
Are electric airplanes feasible in the foreseeable future?
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Re:Decrement carbon: Stripe's negative emissions commitment by godelski on Saturday August 17, 2019 @04:14AM (#20722860)
Foreseeable future, yes. Short term future (<15 years)? I wouldn't hold my breath. Might happen, but probably not.
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Re:Decrement carbon: Stripe's negative emissions commitment by choeger on Friday August 16, 2019 @01:47AM (#20712483)
No. That's physically not efficient. Synthetic fuels may be, though.
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Re:Decrement carbon: Stripe's negative emissions commitment by icebraining on Friday August 16, 2019 @03:28AM (#20712899)
We already know we can produce jet fuel from captured CO2 from the air. The trick is making it cheaper, particularly energy-wise. We can't dedicate half the world for solar panels to make fuel.
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Re:Decrement carbon: Stripe's negative emissions commitment by godelski on Saturday August 17, 2019 @04:16AM (#20722863)
> The trick is making it cheaper

Honestly, this is a problem with a lot of technologies. Especially in the green sector. That doesn't mean we shouldn't keep funding research into it and trying to make it cheaper, but also a reason to be cautious.

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