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The way I see it, it's carbon capture or geo-engineering. Pick one. We have been past the point of no return with climate change for a few years now, so only a
by Asraelite 6y ago
The way I see it, it's carbon capture or geo-engineering. Pick one.
We have been past the point of no return with climate change for a few years now, so only active measures can reverse it; going green will slow down the inevitable, which should still be done, but it doesn't fix the problem.
I think this is a reality that will only settle into the public consciousness a few decades from now. Most people still feel like solar panels and electric cars are a solution, so they don't put as much thought into the drastic active measures we will eventually be forced to take.
It's not "can we use carbon capture and geo-engineering", it's "how and when".
- tcbawo 6y agoIt would be fascinating if we end up using green energy to synthesize hydrocarbons for carbon sequestration w/ the potential for an energy reserve.
- anonuser123456 6y agoAdaptation is also a viable solution. It's not out of the realm of plausibility we will be able to convert energy directly into food stocks via bioreactors. Global weather/climate induced crop failure is literally the only doomsday scenario for mankind w.r.t. climate change. If we can figure out how to synthesize carbohydrates, lipids and proteins with low energy inputs, climate change won't be such a big deal.