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I think we should ideally have a global CO2 sensor network that anyone can feed into. It could even store data on a blockchain if that helps.
by OutOfHere 1y ago
I think we should ideally have a global CO2 sensor network that anyone can feed into. It could even store data on a blockchain if that helps.
- mike_hearn 1y agoThere already is one. The idea there's anything special about Mauna Loa is wrong; CO2 sensors can be found around the world. I looked at them once. They show the same general slope but very different absolute levels (which is odd, because the usual claim is that CO2 is well mixed in the atmosphere). They also vary enormously in reading stability, because CO2 levels are dominated by nearby vegetation growth and the seasons.
- OutOfHere 1y agoThere absolutely is something special about Mauna Loa. It is first and foremost a dataset that has been in scientific use. To disrupt the dataset is damaging to ongoing science. Secondly, it is far away from human activity. Sure, there are other data sources for CO2, but Mauna Loa has been the gold standard.