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> The Texas project will be led by the American company Occidental and other partners, including Carbon Engineering. It could be developed to eliminate up to 30
by avmich 3y ago
> The Texas project will be led by the American company Occidental and other partners, including Carbon Engineering. It could be developed to eliminate up to 30 million tons of CO2 per year, according to a statement from Occidental.
Isn't it so small scale comparing to this particular world problem as to be almost irrelevant?
- ttt3ts 3y agoYes but so is the cost TBH. E.g. the bay bridge into SF cost 6.5B.
- tito 3y agoYes the scale today is small. But climate models say we need to be removing about 10 billion tons per year of carbon dioxide from the air by 2050, in addition to massive decarbonization. Net negative. Therefore, it's not an "if" but a "how". We must scale our ability to remove carbon from the air.
- rcme 3y agoCurrent emissions are like 40 billion tons. So if you built like a 1000 of them you would make a sizable dent in emissions. 1.2T might sound like a lot, but global GDP is over 100T. Spending 1.2T to keep the climate steady seems well worth it.