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There is one aspect of this that is not being fully addressed - storage of the captured CO2. Yes, pulling CO2 out of the atmosphere is a good thing, but storing
by traviswingo 9y ago
There is one aspect of this that is not being fully addressed - storage of the captured CO2. Yes, pulling CO2 out of the atmosphere is a good thing, but storing it somewhere on Earth still poses a threat to the climate. A single mishap could bulk release years of stored CO2 gas and essentially undo all those collection efforts in a single day. Not to mention the potential for terrorist to target such stores.
- Beltiras 9y agoNot when you store it in stone, as the article alludes to. I know that emissions from a local geothermal plant are being captured and stored permanently in basalt layers in Hellisheiði, Iceland.
- hinkley 9y agoI'm curious what volume of CO2 is used by the manufacturing industry, for chemical processes and feedstocks. Sourcing it from capture instead of burning natural gas to get it would reduce the footprint.