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> Carbon removal machine could potentially create c02 deficit regions, creating hostile environments for trees. If we could remove so much CO2 from the air tha
by usefulcat 5y ago
> Carbon removal machine could potentially create c02 deficit regions, creating hostile environments for trees.
If we could remove so much CO2 from the air that it prevented plants from growing (even if the effect were highly localized, which is pretty much a certainty), then we might actually have a shot at being able to remove CO2 in a reasonable amount of time. So this definitely sounds like a good problem to have. Personally I think that's pretty unlikely though.
- Robotbeat 5y agoCO2 is pretty well-mixed and it takes a lot of energy to pull CO2 out so it is unlikely to be the primary method of address Climate change. Also at this point we are substantially above the pre-industrial level of CO2 so there’s essentially no chance of having CO2 poor regions.