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Unless we stop burning fresh carbon, this makes no sense. The power has to come from somewhere, and if that isn't renewable energy, it's going to be a net loss.
by acjohnson55 8y ago
Unless we stop burning fresh carbon, this makes no sense. The power has to come from somewhere, and if that isn't renewable energy, it's going to be a net loss. If it is, we should be substituting it in for fossil fuel instead of spending it on capturing carbon.
- DennisP 8y agoAlso nuclear, unless you're counting that as renewable. In any case, this process also produces concrete, and regular concrete production accounts for 5% of our CO2 emissions. So this reduces our emissions on top of absorbing ambient CO2.