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Half a pound of this powder can remove as much CO₂ from the air as a tree, scientists say (www.latimes.com)
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secret powder formula claims to be an air capture breakthrough.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 45 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

First of all, capturing CO~2~ out of the air is incredibly inefficient compared to simply not emitting it in the first place. It should be only the last resort after we've completely ceased using all fossil fuels and found that it still isn't enough.

Second, I wonder how much greenhouse gas the manufacturing of this material emits?

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Eventually we'll reach diminishing returns on co2 emissions and start needing to remove it actively. This research will come in handy then.

[–] astropenguin5@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yep, currently industry needs to be cutting down a much emotion as possible, but DAC will probably still be needed in a couple decades, and research takes time so it's still good that it is happening now.

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Yeah,and this one shows a lot of promise since it's passive. It doesn't solve the storage problem which is a shame, but combined with something like enhanced weathering, maybe.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'll just stop breathing then