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If we reached actual zero emissions for humans, the ocean absorbing CO2 from air would almost exactly balance the warming climate lag, IIRC. But you're right in
by bayesianbot 4y ago
If we reached actual zero emissions for humans, the ocean absorbing CO2 from air would almost exactly balance the warming climate lag, IIRC. But you're right in a sense that in reality most likely we'd still be emitting CO2, balance it with the natural CO2 sinks and call that net-zero.
- pier25 4y agoMaybe but human emissions are only half of the problem. See this comment I wrote about the permafrost: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33362648 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33362648