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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by skummetmaelk on Sunday July 26, 2020 @06:42AM (#23956045)
Military hardware is big business because governments want to ensure survival of their nation. The same will happen with carbon removal. The longer we fail to reduce emissions the bigger the boom will be.
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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by wrren on Sunday July 26, 2020 @07:41AM (#23956333)
A key difference there is that paying for your own military directly benefits your interests, whereas countries can engage in a race to the bottom with carbon removal wherein they rely on others to shoulder the burden while still enjoying the benefits.
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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by pintxo on Sunday July 26, 2020 @07:48AM (#23956363)
For the USSR, the cold war arms race ended at the bottom. Not sure it benefited them in any way.
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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by dwaltrip on Sunday July 26, 2020 @08:01AM (#23956438)
It’s the ultimate tragedy of the commons.
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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by hedora on Sunday July 26, 2020 @11:21AM (#23957677)
If that theory were panning out, NYC would be building carbon capture plants instead of sea walls.
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