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If only we already had a solid material that contained that carbon in a way the kept it out of the atmosphere. Maybe a polymer of some sort. Oh wait that’s ju
by RC_ITR 3y ago
If only we already had a solid material that contained that carbon in a way the kept it out of the atmosphere.
Maybe a polymer of some sort.
Oh wait that’s just “never burnt plastic”.
Sorry for the snark. I just am always amazed at how badly otherwise smart people want to burn trash when we have the space to just bury it. Like the phrase “garbage in garbage out” applies to fire too…
- psadri 3y agoThanks for this reply! I never thought of it this way before. I guess I had imagined the captured carbon would be used to make something else, like fuel, and remove the need for extracting more oil.