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This is huge news. The implications of cheap C02 extraction are immense. See this paper on what it means. https://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication
by sien 8y ago
This is huge news.
The implications of cheap C02 extraction are immense.
See this paper on what it means.
https://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/resource-2716-2009.03.pdf https://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/r...
The key thing is that in 2100 to keep C02 ppm at 450 ppm it would cost 0.6 % of global GDP.
This comment was originally submitted for the first submission of this article at : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19566711 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19566711
The reaction to this development on twitter and other places is fascinating. Many people are clearly upset that C02 capture at scale is likely to become economically viable.
- lsd5you 8y agoMy god, I know we can't qualify absolutely everything we say, but I feel like you need some error bars on those predictions. Actually that is an understatement. It is wildly speculative to talk about GDP proportions and technological solutions in 80 years time.
- sien 8y agoFair enough. Double it. 1.2% of GDP. The cost benefit calculations for global warming are similarly wildly speculative. But it puts limits on the cost in 2100 which is really interesting.