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They say treating 1/2 of global farmland with basalt dust would offset the current carbon emissions of Germany and Japan. 1. Why did they choose the two axis

They say treating 1/2 of global farmland with basalt dust would offset the current carbon emissions of Germany and Japan. 1. Why did they choose the two axis powers to draw their comparison? 2. What would be the cost, in additional carbon emissions, to procure, distribute, and deploy all that basalt?

danans 6y ago
> 1. Why did they choose the two axis powers to draw their comparison? Post WWII Germany and Japan are not the axis powers, so this question seems quite irrelevant. More likely Germany and Japan are two industrialized nations the sum of whose carbon emissions roughly equals the amount of carbon that could be offset by this process. > 2. What would be the cost, in additional carbon emissions, to procure, distribute, and deploy all that basalt? For the procurement, they claim near zero: "Basalt is the best rock for capturing CO2, and many mines already produce dust as a byproduct, so stockpiles already exist. " "Basalt is one of the most common rocks on Earth, and waste dust from mining could be used for ERW, as could waste from cement and steel manufacturing. This would remove the need to grind the rocks into fine particles, which requires energy. But how big these waste stockpiles are is unknown." "“We are calling on nations to make inventories,” said Beerling. He said mines in Northumberland, UK, that produce basalt aggregate for construction produced 20-30% waste dust. But he said some mining specifically to produce basalt rock dust would probably still be needed, using existing mine capacity rather than new mines."
- mac01021 6y ago
  I expressed myself poorly on point #1. I did not intend to ask for a reason behind the axis power thing so much as amusedly draw attention to the coincidence.
mclightning 6y ago
Germany and Japan being two axis powers is so irrelevant to the given topic... GPT-2 is probably smarter than you if this is all the skill you have in correlation.
- reitzensteinm 6y ago
  Perhaps suggest an alternative, instead of just being mean?
  - PeCaN 6y ago
    Suggest an alternative to… saying something dumb? …What?
    - reitzensteinm 6y ago
      Parent implies there is a correlation, but GP doesn't see it because they're stupid. My assumption is they were referring to post Fukushima nuclear shutdown. Even if I'm misreading it and parent is instead saying there's no correlation, there's still no need to be mean.
- mac01021 6y ago
  I expressed myself poorly on point #1. I did not intend to ask for a reason behind the axis power thing so much as amusedly draw attention to the coincidence. reply
imtringued 6y ago
Probably because these industrial countries are in the top 4 in terms of GDP and China and USA were excluded because offsetting their emissions is not possible with basalt.

danans 6y ago

> 1. Why did they choose the two axis powers to draw their comparison? Post WWII Germany and Japan are not the axis powers, so this question seems quite irrelevant. More likely Germany and Japan are two industrialized nations the sum of whose carbon emissions roughly equals the amount of carbon that could be offset by this process. > 2. What would be the cost, in additional carbon emissions, to procure, distribute, and deploy all that basalt? For the procurement, they claim near zero: "Basalt is the best rock for capturing CO2, and many mines already produce dust as a byproduct, so stockpiles already exist. " "Basalt is one of the most common rocks on Earth, and waste dust from mining could be used for ERW, as could waste from cement and steel manufacturing. This would remove the need to grind the rocks into fine particles, which requires energy. But how big these waste stockpiles are is unknown." "“We are calling on nations to make inventories,” said Beerling. He said mines in Northumberland, UK, that produce basalt aggregate for construction produced 20-30% waste dust. But he said some mining specifically to produce basalt rock dust would probably still be needed, using existing mine capacity rather than new mines."

mac01021 6y ago
I expressed myself poorly on point #1. I did not intend to ask for a reason behind the axis power thing so much as amusedly draw attention to the coincidence.

mclightning 6y ago

Germany and Japan being two axis powers is so irrelevant to the given topic... GPT-2 is probably smarter than you if this is all the skill you have in correlation.

reitzensteinm 6y ago
Perhaps suggest an alternative, instead of just being mean?
- PeCaN 6y ago
  Suggest an alternative to… saying something dumb? …What?
  - reitzensteinm 6y ago
    Parent implies there is a correlation, but GP doesn't see it because they're stupid. My assumption is they were referring to post Fukushima nuclear shutdown. Even if I'm misreading it and parent is instead saying there's no correlation, there's still no need to be mean.
mac01021 6y ago
I expressed myself poorly on point #1. I did not intend to ask for a reason behind the axis power thing so much as amusedly draw attention to the coincidence. reply

imtringued 6y ago

Probably because these industrial countries are in the top 4 in terms of GDP and China and USA were excluded because offsetting their emissions is not possible with basalt.