CNN: The world is banking on giant carbon-sucking fans to clean our climate mess.,, It's a big risk. 4

[MJCronin]

What do you think ??

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/20/world/carbon-capture-storage-climate-iceland-intl-cmd/index.html

MJCronin
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[SnTMan]

At its current stage I don't think it is worth thinking too much about

The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand

 

[DrZoidberWoop]

I see nothing novel about the goal of this particular technology.

The article says this technology will be a necessary, but not sufficient, solution to the "problem" of climate change. Then from the article, "She added: "First and foremost, we have to stop emitting CO2 and we have to stop burning fossil fuels, the main source of CO2 emissions to our atmosphere."

Go tell it to China and India.

Also,

"At Orca, this happens just a few hundred meters away from its vacuum in several igloo-like structures where the gas is mixed with water and injected around 800 meters underground. There, the CO2 reacts with sponge-like volcanic rocks and mineralizes, while the water flows away."

That's a pretty wishful way to present the science of carbon sequestration and sorption.

 

[SnTMan]

Well, it is CNN

The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand

 

[IRstuff]

Go tell it to China and India

Did the US suddenly meet its goals?

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[DrZoidberWoop]

The environmental goals were never made to be met. They're made to control and leverage global competitors. Reasonable climate goals/strategies should not result in sacrificing energy, and economic, hegemony to an adversary like China. I'd prefer not to take any steps closer to the noose, thanks.

 

[IRstuff]

So, do as I say, not as I do?
That handbasket is accelerating

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[JoshPlumSE]

Did the US suddenly meet its goals?

Certainly not. But, I definitely understand the "defeatist" attitude of Dr ZWoop.... China and India have to deal with their side of the problem as much as the US and Europe do.

That being said, I liked that article. It's an interesting idea and one that certainly can be part of the solution. Not sure if it's practical for other locations. Iceland is in a special situation (essentially carbon free in their energy production) compared to the rest of the world.

One of my favorite parts of the article was the ice core chart showing the CO2 levels going back 800,000 years. It shows the magnitude of the problem that we're dealing with.

 

If we are truly entering a carbon economy, the CNN headline could be interpreted as

"The world is banking on giant cash-sucking fans to clean our climate mess"

"Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own facts."

 

[1503-44]

The world has gotten far to used to play now, pay later.

Did anyone actually mention "cash".
Let's just pay with Bitcoins. They're not really worth anything anyway.

 

[Landen Anderson]

It is very sad that the media, large companies, etc. often use the critical situation with the environment for their own mercantile purposes.

 

[OHIOMatt]

I found this phrase a little odd “ which is roughly the the same amount of carbon emitted by 800 cars a day in the US.”. Do cars in the us emit more carbon than cars in other countries?

 

[SnTMan]

Per capita

The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand

 

[IRstuff]

Do cars in the us emit more carbon than cars in other countries?

Per mile, possibly, since there are fuel economy differences; if a car gets 40 mpg vs. one that goes 25 mpg, then there would be a difference. Everything is averaged, but there would also be differences in the average commute distance.

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[JoshPlumSE]

Also, difference in miles driven per day. That's a function of the population and the average commute distance and such.