Facing brutal climate math, US bets billions on direct air capture

Re:Facing brutal climate math, US bets billions on direct ai... by johnchristopher on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @11:49AM (#35615636)

Politicians and leaders are betting on tech solutions because no one is ready or willing to implement massive reduction in CO2 production and bear the societal consequences.

Once we get to sulfide injection we'll just factor it into acceptable levels of CO2 production, to keep things running until nothing can be done about adapting to climate change anymore.

If anything Covid convinced me that's the kind of scenario to expect.

Of course I hope for something else but better be prepared for the worst.

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Re:Facing brutal climate math, US bets billions on direct ai... by Cardinal7167 on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @04:41PM (#35619763)

Ironically enough Covid showed us how fast emissions could be curbed and how quickly nature started to reclaim space when it was given room to breathe. The canals in Venice flowed clear for the first time in decades, air quality the world over improved drastically, etc… we all saw it, and nobody gave a fuck.

Everyone is too concerned with their bottom dollar and it’s gonna be too late to change once the collapse starts.

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