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Capturing carbon from the air is extremely practical - plants do it using solar power. What is this technological approach trying to achieve, versus just using
by rogerbinns 12y ago
Capturing carbon from the air is extremely practical - plants do it using solar power. What is this technological approach trying to achieve, versus just using plants?
- rqebmm 12y agoThey're trying to then store and commecercialize the captured C02. This approach will, ideally, create a marketable product out of reducing emissions, while those greedy plants just steal it to feed themselves
- danielweber 12y agoIt takes plants a long time to do that, and so far they aren't keeping up with mankind's increased CO2 output. (Although parts of Canada are greening, so there are negative feedback cycles in the carbon loop. Dunno how long that would take.)
- baq 12y agothe problem with they way plants do it is efficiency. the whole process is like 1% efficient.
- DennisP 12y agoMuch larger amount of carbon absorbed for a given land area, and no worries that it'll go back into the air later when plants rot or burn.