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Re:A CO2 capture solvent with exceptionally low total costs ... by Jouvence on Sunday April 04, 2021 @06:28AM (#26688265)
That's true, but then it is surely better to cut out the middle-man and just not use fossil fuels for static generation in the first place.

The energy needs which are hard to meet with renewables (aviation, other large-scale transport) are the same places where CCS is non-viable due to the efficiency hit.

The best we can do is decarbonise as quickly as possible, and live with the fallout of our failure to act this far - unless a significant use for captured CO2 is identified, atmospheric capture technology will always struggle with commercial viability.

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Re:A CO2 capture solvent with exceptionally low total costs ... by GekkePrutser on Sunday April 04, 2021 @06:59AM (#26688425)
> unless a significant use for captured CO2 is identified

And a significant use that does not end in it being released to the atmosphere after being used :)

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Re:A CO2 capture solvent with exceptionally low total costs ... by elgfare on Sunday April 04, 2021 @09:18AM (#26689187)
The best we can do is to do everything we can. It might also be interesting to start burning biomass and capturing the CO2, which would be net negative.

Maybe it's viable for cement production as well.

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