The US just invested more than $1 billion into carbon removal / The move represents a big step in the effort to suck CO2 out of the atmosphere—and slow down climate change.::undefined

  • cooopsspace
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    1 year ago

    Carbon capture is a fucking scam, always has been.

    This just funnels more money into big oil.

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      1 year ago
      1. Let big oil pollute the everloving fuck of the planet.
      2. Tax the peasants to fund carbon capture theatre.
      3. Tear gas the protestors so they die quietly in their own homes.
      4. Profit???
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      1 year ago

      Direct carbon capture is a scam. Alternatives like biochar, enhanced basalt weathering, and reforesting are definitely not.

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        1 year ago

        The article says it’s direct air capture. So everything I said about this being a scam is true.

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          1 year ago

          You made a generalized statement about carbon capture, which is unfortunately absolutely a necessary step we need to take.

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      1 year ago

      I recall the biggest direct air capture facility ever made in like, Norway?, only being able to capture about a few seconds worth of our yearly carbon output lol