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> Plastics all the way, dump the whole thing in a plasma gasifier upon retirement. Wouldn't it be better to sequester the carbon in a landfill rather than retu
by nanidin 4y ago
> Plastics all the way, dump the whole thing in a plasma gasifier upon retirement.
Wouldn't it be better to sequester the carbon in a landfill rather than return it to the atmosphere?
- NullPrefix 4y agoLandfill requires area. Plasma gasifier produces energy. Here's all the motivation why.
- MereInterest 4y agoI don't think that's quite a fair comparison. Option A: Con, landfill space. Option B: Pro, energy generation to burn. Con, energy cost of capturing carbon. Con, storage space of captured carbon.
- hnick 4y agoI think to be truly fair Option A has to consider the energy generation you will have to do elsewhere to make up the difference, which may or may not be carbon neutral - or to flip it, the energy generation you won't have to do due to Option B. So it really depends on the energy generation landscape you are within.