The scale needed is ridiculous. You’d probably need one of those plants for every 1000 people on the planet.
I’d much rather capture CO2 from waste incinerators or (bio) gas plants or any other “residual” CO2 emitter that’s not burning fossil fuels. At least it’s pretty simple to filter out of their exhausts.
And I’m 95% sure these plants will be used as an argument for running fossil fuel devices longer. It’s “not so bad” after all.
Have they actually got any proof these work yet? Last I saw the biggest current running one was just lying about it’s figures
The science behind us sound (and pretty simple). Making technology like that work on a huge scale is always a challenge.
The scale needed is ridiculous. You’d probably need one of those plants for every 1000 people on the planet.
I’d much rather capture CO2 from waste incinerators or (bio) gas plants or any other “residual” CO2 emitter that’s not burning fossil fuels. At least it’s pretty simple to filter out of their exhausts.
And I’m 95% sure these plants will be used as an argument for running fossil fuel devices longer. It’s “not so bad” after all.
Yeah its critical to cut emissions. At the same time I’m excited to see this field growing. It’s another tool.
The science is sound, but the scale is the problem.
This facility, if it meets its stated numbers, removes 1.24% of the yearly carbon output of one (1) average billionaire.
Catbon capture alone will not solve, or even begin to dent, this problem. Only a total global economic revolution will save our planet.
Very much agree.