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I think it is very unrealistic to expect carbon capture technology to ever compete with growing trees.
by creato 6y ago
I think it is very unrealistic to expect carbon capture technology to ever compete with growing trees.
- tunesmith 6y agoI don't understand this point. Do both.
- originalvichy 6y agoDoing it synthetically uses up a lot of energy so doing both would potentially diminish the natural way’s efficacy.
- newsbinator 6y agoWhy is it unrealistic to build carbon capture technology that is much more efficient at carbon-capture than trees? Trees aren't optimizing for carbon-capture, so they're probably leaving a lot of efficiency on the table.
- creato 6y agoTrees may not be deliberately optimized for carbon capture, but they really aren't much more than maintenance free, solar powered carbon sequestration machines. Most of the mass of a tree is carbon that came from the air.
- imtringued 6y agoI don't know what you mean by efficiency but trees grow on their own while whatever technology you use for carbon capture will need an external energy input. If we have trouble meeting current energy demand with carbon free energy sources then we will have even more trouble if we increase energy demand even further.