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Carbon capture: the “distracting, dangerous scam” governments are relying on to reach net zero (www.bmj.com)
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Supporters including Tony Blair say that we can’t decarbonise without carbon capture. Others argue that it’s a deliberate smokescreen for the fossil fuel industry to continue business as usual,

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[–] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

God they overthink it (or, yes, scam). It's not hard, grow tree, bury tree, grow another tree (or similar with phytoplankton or seaweed or whatever), rinse, repeat. Not a permanent solution but it'll give us some breathing room (ha ha, sigh) to find a better one, but that's not tied to profit, just survival.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    I have a stupid question: when you bury the tree, I presume that will be done using machinery and...uh...burn fuel?

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    Sure, but as long as it's (much) less than the amount of carbon in the tree we're good. Smart choice of geography would make it better, rehabilitating mines and so forth, also good for enriching farmland (eventually).

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