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Could we combine this with some kind of carbon capturing process to reduce existing CO2 in the atmosphere?
by rthomas6 8y ago
Could we combine this with some kind of carbon capturing process to reduce existing CO2 in the atmosphere?
- semi-extrinsic 8y agoLong term, yes, that's exactly the plan. Short-term, it's going to be CO2 captured from large emission sites - powerplants, chemical processing industry, cement and steel factories etc. Just because the CO2 concentration is so much higher in exhaust/flue gas, 10-40% versus 0.04% in the atmosphere, it's much more cost effective in the next 50-ish years.
- Timmah 8y agoIn another thread today it was pointed out that humans produce 50 gigatonnes of CO2 per year. We have to start somewhere, but grabbing a few tons at a time may not out much of a dent in the problem.