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Yes but photosynthesis doesn’t generate energy but the opposite: it takes in energy from the sun in order to reverse the reaction
by masterjack 7y ago
Yes but photosynthesis doesn’t generate energy but the opposite: it takes in energy from the sun in order to reverse the reaction
- giarc 7y agoIt does generate energy, stored in the form of carbohydrates.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoIt stores the energy it got from other sources, it doesn't generate it itself.
- futureastronaut 7y agoThat's a good point, the solar energy is not created. My point is that CO2 can be removed while creating useful energy (in this case, converting a transient source to a durable one). I thought parent was being overly dramatic, even simplistic, in making CO2 sound like some unusable waste product ("burnt carbon. It's burnt. Burnt stuff ain't fuel; it's burnt.").
- function_seven 7y ago> My point is that CO2 can be removed while creating useful energy You have to pick one. CO2 removal or creating energy. If you remove it, it must remain sequestered. If you create fuel from it, the CO2 will not have been removed. I'm not against the idea of sourcing fuels from atmospheric CO2. It's a good way to get energy-dense fuel without adding new carbon to the atmosphere (assuming a carbon-free source of energy is used to synthesize the fuel). But that process won't remove CO2; it'll just not add more.
- hsbaut76 7y agoAlge based fuels do exactly this. The problem isn't technology, the technology for genetically modifying alge or bacteria to consume CO2 and produce oil has been around for quite some time. The problem is our powerstructures and our economic investments. It takes tremendous energy to move such a massive Goliath of a ship. Our economy which brought us prosperity simply cannot move quickly enough to prevent our demise. Ironic and perhaps poetic really