Temporarily overshooting 2°C would cause permanent damage to Earth’s species

Re:Temporarily overshooting 2°C would cause permanent damage... by 11235813213455 on Sunday October 16, 2022 @12:40PM (#33224988)

Who acts? Who reduced their footprint under 2 Tonnes equivalent CO2 / year? Not many of us, though that's definitely something with many other benefits than environmental

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Re:Temporarily overshooting 2°C would cause permanent damage... by hedora on Sunday October 16, 2022 @06:48PM (#33227872)

There are many direct air carbon capture technologies under development. Most should cost between $50-200 per ton of CO2 they capture. That translates to $1 to "undo" a gallon of gasoline.

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Re:Temporarily overshooting 2°C would cause permanent damage... by 11235813213455 on Monday October 17, 2022 @05:03AM (#33231240)

It's worth trying but it's also essential that people pollute less (and not just with CO2, plastic littering, batteries, ..), also note that those air carbon capture companies has received funds from gas companies (https://www.facebook.com/jeanmarc.jancovici/posts/3539457094...)

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