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I'm hopeful that superconductors leading to practical fusion reactors can provide the energy to start pulling some carbon out of the air and ocean. I'm thinking
by midnitewarrior 3y ago
I'm hopeful that superconductors leading to practical fusion reactors can provide the energy to start pulling some carbon out of the air and ocean. I'm thinking this is the only way to reverse the damage on the human timeframe.
I admit it's a longshot, but I think it's the only chance we have. The superconductor news is welcome, we just need to see it get truly confirmed without a doubt.
- highwaylights 3y agoNot to be a bummer but by far the most likely outcome here is that we don’t currently have a room temperature super-conductor, we never pull a consequential amount of carbon out of the atmosphere, and we don’t get significantly workable sustainable fusion in a timeframe that makes a difference. You’d need a bunch of jackpots to come up, in a row, immediately, at this point for technology to provide a way out of the current debacle. To paraphrase Paul Lieberstein’s character on the Newsroom: If we stop drilling globally right this second AND Everyone stops driving their car and starts biking everywhere AND We invest immediately in clean renewable energy THEN I still don’t see a way out of this. edit: found it on YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pNYp6oc37ds https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pNYp6oc37ds
- CamperBob2 3y ago(Shrug) Change is part of life. We'll live.
- Filligree 3y agoLots of us won’t.
- CamperBob2 3y agoDarwin will have his due, all right. Sad but true.
- influx 3y agoWhat’s your thoughts on nuclear power?