News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The Airline Industry's Meltdown. Parent comment

Re:The Airline Industry's Meltdown by samatman on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @06:06AM (#24637112)
> There is nothing humans can do which can store it again for the same time.

This is simply untrue.

Grow woody biomass, and combust it in a reducing environment, and you get carbon. It's biologically inert. Bury it.

It's not difficult, or impractical, and even if you mix it into soil, it will remain sequestered for centuries or millennia.

It's just... charcoal. Why would we have to make coal in the way it was made in the carboniferous? Your doom posting doesn't make any sense.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The Airline Industry's Meltdown by fogihujy on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @06:17AM (#24637165)
Exactly, it might not happen naturally at the same scale anymore, but getting carbon back into the ground is definitely possible. The main issue is cost/effort.
[ Parent | on HN ]