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Re:Is carbon capture a viable solution? by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @08:22AM (#25198182)
all it would take would be spending 25% of GDP on food rather than 10% as we do now

I don't know, I've grown quite sceptical about what technology can achieve against this problem. I'm pretty sure increasing food spending to 25% of GDP would involve a massive societal shift. Whatever way you look at it we are in for a lot of pain.

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Re:Is carbon capture a viable solution? by bryanlarsen on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @09:26AM (#25198668)
Greenhouses have been around for 200 years.

And yes, it is a big shift with lots of pain. A massive increase in food prices would be required, which would result in riots across the third world.

Easier and cheaper to spend a trillion or five to halt the increase in carbon emissions.

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Re:Is carbon capture a viable solution? by tonyedgecombe on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @12:49AM (#25206337)
We don't grow staples in greenhouses.
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Re:Is carbon capture a viable solution? by bryanlarsen on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @08:26AM (#25208954)
But we could if absolutely necessary. They'll have to do it on Mars, for instance.
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