• lumpen2@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    absolute bullshit, it burns more in carbon to run those machines than it takes out, this is making shit worse at an accelerated pace

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      You might want to read the article more carefully.

      At the California plant, workers heat limestone to 1,650 degrees Fahrenheit in a kiln powered by renewable electricity.

      Direct-air carbon capture has its fair share of problems to overcome before it can become a practical solution, but any such process must obviously be powered by renewables. To do otherwise would be pointless.