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Re:Satellite imagery shows Northern California kelp forests ... by danybittel on Monday March 15, 2021 @02:08AM (#26463032)
I think it's going to need both. We are in a phase where we can basically do the low hanging fruits. I assume we'll be able to save a lot of CO2 that way. But the goal is ZERO. I just can't imagine a world with net zero CO2 and everybody is driving a Tesla. The mining, fabrication, transport, materials is all very resource hungry. I think current studies suggest an electric car uses about half as much CO2 in it's lifetime. I'm sure it can be improved.. but ZERO ?
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Re:Satellite imagery shows Northern California kelp forests ... by lovecg on Monday March 15, 2021 @02:25AM (#26463090)
Cap and trade, and then gradually lower the cap (driving the price of emitting carbon up). When a lot of money is on the line people tend to get creative.

There’s no physical law that says we must put CO2 in the air to unlock these resources. With the right incentives people will figure it out.

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