silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 months agoIf we want to use Direct Air Captur to limit overall warming to 1.5°C, while emitting enough to reach 2.5°C, DAC would need to use something like 30% of all electricity consumed over the next 80 yearsmessage-squaremessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareIf we want to use Direct Air Captur to limit overall warming to 1.5°C, while emitting enough to reach 2.5°C, DAC would need to use something like 30% of all electricity consumed over the next 80 yearssilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoIf this was the only limit (its not), and you were willing to dump large parts of economic output into something which isnt turning a profit. Those are really big issues
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoHow about total cost of all goods and services. Pretty standard GDP way.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoSounds like a good way to stimulate significant parts of the economy, infrastructure-like projects generally do
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoIts a lot cheaper and broader to avoid burning fossil fuels in the first place.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoIs it actually cheaper? If so should be easy to subsidise the greener options
If this was the only limit (its not), and you were willing to dump large parts of economic output into something which isnt turning a profit. Those are really big issues
Can you define economic output
How about total cost of all goods and services. Pretty standard GDP way.
Sounds like a good way to stimulate significant parts of the economy, infrastructure-like projects generally do
Its a lot cheaper and broader to avoid burning fossil fuels in the first place.
Is it actually cheaper? If so should be easy to subsidise the greener options