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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by an_ko on Sunday July 26, 2020 @08:02AM (#23956447)
Isn't a cooler planet in 50 years worth some amount of money?

Nobody _wants_ to pay for trash removal or a sewage system either, because they don't get anything back immediately—maybe a slightly less smelly neighbourhood in a few weeks. The only difference with CO₂ is scale.

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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by neutronicus on Sunday July 26, 2020 @11:41AM (#23957879)
It's hard to express how strongly my wife feels about wanting trash gone. She in fact often comes up with schemes to pay to get rid of it before the city will do it for free
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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by dmoy on Sunday July 26, 2020 @12:10PM (#23958070)
Your city trash is free? We pay like $350-$450/year for city trash.
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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by neutronicus on Monday July 27, 2020 @05:55AM (#23963629)
We rent so I think it's included.

Sunk is more accurate than free, though.

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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by bufferoverflow on Sunday July 26, 2020 @08:33AM (#23956630)
Depends on where you are. I'm sure Russians or Canadians wouldn't mind warmer weather.
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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by magicalhippo on Sunday July 26, 2020 @10:26AM (#23957250)
Warmer planet does not imply just warmer weather.

The average of (4, 5, 5, 6) is 5. The average of (1, 2, 9, 9) is 5.25.

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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by kevinmchugh on Sunday July 26, 2020 @10:21AM (#23957209)
Are folks in Siberia big fans of the 100F days and the massive wildfires they've been having this summer?
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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by andybak on Sunday July 26, 2020 @08:48AM (#23956699)
Yes but they won't like all the second order effects that come with it.
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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by eloff on Sunday July 26, 2020 @01:55PM (#23958807)
While most Canadians would love warmer weather, we also are strongly against climate change. It is just such a bag of negative consequences for the whole planet.
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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by xenocratus on Sunday July 26, 2020 @09:33AM (#23956946)
Would they mind losing a lot of trade because other countries have to deal with climate change and hence can't spend more to buy Russian or Canadian products?
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