> "Net-zero" includes the use of systems that capture carbon directly out of the air, either all mechanical or with plants part of the system. "Plants" are ver

> "Net-zero" includes the use of systems that capture carbon directly out of the air, either all mechanical or with plants part of the system. "Plants" are very inefficient at CO2 capture. Most of the CO2 captured in Earth (by anthropogenic action or just by natural causes) is by algae/bacteria action. > If the goal is "stop burning fossil fuels" there is a large precedent of non-fossil power sources such as solar, wind, hydroelectic, nuclear, etc. > All of those systems need somebody to spend money for a product they don't want to meet an externally imposed requirement. It's going to be very hard to put a system in place to move the money around because of the perception (and reality) that anything that concentrates money in one place is going to be a nexus of corruption. If a conflict in Europe happening right now isn't a good enough incentive to make Europe immediately carbon-free, not much really is.