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-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
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