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It doesn't sequester carbon, doesn't lower the net amount of CO2 in the atmosphere if done in big scale, even if in the long run could lower the demand for extr
by gmuslera 4y ago
It doesn't sequester carbon, doesn't lower the net amount of CO2 in the atmosphere if done in big scale, even if in the long run could lower the demand for extracting new oil.
We are in a red queen's race, carbon neutral is not enough, we might not have time for a long run.
- gus_massa 4y ago> The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging. The first step is reducing net CO2 emission, and these kind of things are a good first step. (I prefer biodiesel/ethanol instead of fancy chemistry, but both go in the same direction.)
- brippalcharrid 4y agoOnce solar/fission/fusion power has become abundant enough, we can start to engineer the atmosphere to a desired composition of gases, storing any hydrocarbon byproducts in massive natural underground wells, in case we need them again some day.
- jonnycomputer 4y agoMaking one sector of energy use carbon neutral--one particularly difficult to de-carbonize--is still a win.