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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Also, as far as resource costs go, planting tree is more efficient at capturing carbon then any industrial scrubber. Research should still be done, but anyone trying to sell a scrubber plant is just fishing for VC funds.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, I was going to mention trees too, but I wasn't sure of the impact.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They're also typically embraced by fossil companies, selling both the disease and cure. If they can socialize the costs of sequestration they can keep drilling for profit. We are in desperate need of a carbon tax.