jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoHow Much Energy Would It Take to Pull Carbon Dioxide out of the Air?www.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10
arrow-up126arrow-down1external-linkHow Much Energy Would It Take to Pull Carbon Dioxide out of the Air?www.wired.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squareTarogar@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoBasically… A lot! Just to have what effectively amounts to a painkiller. Now don’t get me wrong, those are great but you know what’s better? Solving the issue that causes you pain to begin with.
minus-squaresugartits@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoAt this point, we need to do both
minus-squarefluxion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoHmm …what about continuing to go on benders every night and not addressing the problem at all? Would that be bad?
minus-squareChrislyBear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI know something better and it’s solar powered: Trees!
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoTrees are great for other reasons, but they grow far too slow to capture significant carbon. The fastest natural carbon sinks are algae.
Basically… A lot! Just to have what effectively amounts to a painkiller. Now don’t get me wrong, those are great but you know what’s better? Solving the issue that causes you pain to begin with.
At this point, we need to do both
Hmm …what about continuing to go on benders every night and not addressing the problem at all? Would that be bad?
I know something better and it’s solar powered: Trees!
Trees are great for other reasons, but they grow far too slow to capture significant carbon. The fastest natural carbon sinks are algae.