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Futurologist@futurology.today to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 4 months ago

Carbon capture more costly than switching to renewables, researchers find

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Carbon capture more costly than switching to renewables, researchers find

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Futurologist@futurology.today to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 4 months ago
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For most countries around the world, sourcing energy entirely from wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower by 2050 would reduce their energy needs and costs, improve air quality, and help slow climate change, according to a study in Environmental Science & Technology.
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    • Adding trees help in local health and biodiversity
    • Wood can replace concrete in building projects

    https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/19/mjostarne-worlds-tallest-timber-tower-voll-arkitekter-norway/

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      That is just not what the article means when it talks about carbon capture

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        • Does timber contain carbon? Yes
        • Does concrete emit carbon? Yes
        • Where did the carbon in the timber come from? 🪿🪿🪿

        The article talks about how moving to renewables is better than staying with fossil, which is true. It is also true that we need fossil sources for things that don’t have an alternative (yet, like steel production) It is also true that to keep the price of more expensive cleaner option viable carbon credits help

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          Hint: photosynthesis

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