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>> proper carbon capture and sequestration? Just skip the burning step. Get electricity from sun/wind/nuclear and "sequester" the trash. New branding for lan
by sandworm101 5y ago
>> proper carbon capture and sequestration?
Just skip the burning step. Get electricity from sun/wind/nuclear and "sequester" the trash. New branding for landfills: "Early-cycle carbon sequestration and storage facilities". They could sell carbon credits for every ton of carbon they inter in their below-ground solid carbon storage facilities.
- dllthomas 5y agoMaybe? Even clean plastic degrades eventually (although I don't have a sense of how the timelines compare with modern carbon sequestration approaches), and much of the waste is probably things that decompose into methane and/or CO2 much faster. Meanwhile, you're not going to get much solar power at the times of year when Sweden probably most needs energy generation. The point is very well taken from other comments, though, that pollutants other than CO2 are probably also a significant concern even if CCS is, in isolation, up to the task.
- aperson_hello 5y agoOn the other hand, temporary carbon sequestering is still way better than immediate release.