What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil?

Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by perfunctory on Sunday July 26, 2020 @06:44AM (#23956056)

I am not questioning the fact that we should transition to the zero-carbon economy and remove excess carbon from the atmosphere. I am just saying that in my view CCS is not the most efficient way to achieve it.

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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by DennisP on Sunday July 26, 2020 @10:03AM (#23957114)

You might be right, and if we enact a carbon price that gives credit for CCS, the market will do a good job at figuring out what's most efficient for any given situation.

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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by hedora on Sunday July 26, 2020 @11:15AM (#23957625)

The most efficient way to do it is to forcibly remove every politician that opposes reducing CO2.

CCS is more likely to succeed and will lead to significantly less bloodshed than overthrowing all the governments at once.

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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by perfunctory on Sunday July 26, 2020 @12:38PM (#23958252)

> The most efficient way to do it is to forcibly remove every politician that opposes reducing CO2.

And how would you go about doing that? I am genuinely curious. Do you know of any organisation that is going to do the forcing? I would be happy to donate. Or do you know a way I can do forcible removal myself without risking my life?

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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by hedora on Sunday July 26, 2020 @12:51PM (#23958338)

I don’t think anyone has a good way to fix all the governments at the same time. The climate summits seem like a joke.

If you’re in the US, vote this fall, and hope the Democrats make good on their campaign promises.

It’s better than nothing.

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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by cryoshon on Sunday July 26, 2020 @12:32PM (#23958206)

agreed entirely.

there's no way forward regarding global warming with the current US insitution of leadership, comprised of both major parties. they've got to be removed for the most optimal response to climate change, but doing so will be ghastly.

that's why i've started hunting for CCS solutions/companies to invest in/ways to start a company to leverage CCS for profit. we're going to need a massive mop to clean up the mess the baby boomers are still insisting on making worse.

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