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> Force everyone to solve the problem entirely by reducing CO2 emissions. I know it's not the point of the post but that's not the only other option. We can al
by type-r 5y ago
> Force everyone to solve the problem entirely by reducing CO2 emissions.
I know it's not the point of the post but that's not the only other option. We can also keep CO2 emissions high, or even increase them. We just need to recapture them later. This is already being worked on, supported mostly by companies like Stripe and Microsoft. If we just invested more into this, we wouldn't have such a rough choice.
- paulryanrogers 5y agoRecycling was once proposed not because it was a viable mitigation but because companies knew it would be an effective distraction. [0] I'm not saying recycling or carbon capture is all bad. But they should be last resorts. That's why it's reduce, then reuse yourself, then recycle if there's no alternative. [0] https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-...