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Re:The quest to trap carbon in stone by DennisP on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @06:10PM (#29719470)
I don't see how it's delusional to look for a technological solution to a problem that was caused by technology in the first place.

In any case, at this point even if we stopped emissions tomorrow we'd still need negative emissions to get back to a safe level.

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Re:The quest to trap carbon in stone by brightstep on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @07:33PM (#29720171)
The problem with the search for technological salvation is that it allows us to avoid talking about the fact that regardless, we do need to leave fossil fuels in the ground starting yesterday.
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Re:The quest to trap carbon in stone by DennisP on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @08:40PM (#29720719)
But we can't start yesterday, and leaving them in the ground starting today is too late. So we really have no choice but to figure out how to take carbon back out of the atmosphere.

Besides, technology can help us leave fossil fuels in the ground. It's not like all those solar panels and batteries aren't advanced technology.

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