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> My question would be: if we were to produce enough of this stuff to replace, say, Soy protein then would we need additionl CCS or CDR? The global per capita
by throwup238 3y ago
> My question would be: if we were to produce enough of this stuff to replace, say, Soy protein then would we need additionl CCS or CDR?
The global per capita CO2 production is under 5 tons per year [1] so assuming people ate 5 kg of the stuff a day and it was pure carbon by mass, it'd be a bit more than third of the CO2 emitted.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_di...
- dexwiz 3y agoCO2 is mostly oxygen, so I think your math is a bit off.