Re:The dream of carbon air capture edges toward reality
by kibwen on Thursday August 26, 2021 @12:59AM
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> We've already pumped gigatons of CO2 into the atmosphere.
Way, way more than than mere gigatons. FTA: "Last year, about 31 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide were released into the atmosphere." That's tens of gigatons in one year.
Re:The dream of carbon air capture edges toward reality
by netjiro on Thursday August 26, 2021 @06:20AM
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If the reason we are discussing it is the climate effects, we need to look at systemic total CO2-equivalent emissions which are around 50 gigatons per year.
Way, way more than than mere gigatons. FTA: "Last year, about 31 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide were released into the atmosphere." That's tens of gigatons in one year.