Lots of people want to see more “hope” and less “doom” about climate change. But a new facility to suck carbon out of the air shows why it’s more complicated than that.
I wish it gave me hope. I guess the only bright side is “we’re trying, maybe, a little”.
In another post a while back, someone (may have even been OP), said something to the effect of ‘carbon capture is just social permission to keep using fossil fuels’. I think about that a lot, and definitely agree.
the idea of future carbon capture is just social permission to keep using fossil fuels right now’
Because of this it is in my opinion actually harmful. And don’t even start thinking about who gets to shoulder potential future costs vs todays profits.
I wish it gave me hope. I guess the only bright side is “we’re trying, maybe, a little”.
In another post a while back, someone (may have even been OP), said something to the effect of ‘carbon capture is just social permission to keep using fossil fuels’. I think about that a lot, and definitely agree.
I would change this slightly to:
Because of this it is in my opinion actually harmful. And don’t even start thinking about who gets to shoulder potential future costs vs todays profits.