Ultimately, if there was currently real economic incentive to capture CO2, we wouldn't be releasing it in the first place. The capture mechanisms would be installed directly onto the things that produce the CO2 in the first place, like the huge cargo ships and coal plants that make up a significant chunk of all CO2 emissions. This will obviously be a lot more efficient than trying to capture CO2 from open air.
That said, if we can continue to advance this science until it's actually financially preferrable to hold onto your CO2 emissions, we may see an enormous industrial shift towards CO2 capture. So it's definitely a science worth pursuing, in my opinion!
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Ultimately, if there was currently real economic incentive to capture CO2, we wouldn't be releasing it in the first place. The capture mechanisms would be installed directly onto the things that produce the CO2 in the first place, like the huge cargo ships and coal plants that make up a significant chunk of all CO2 emissions. This will obviously be a lot more efficient than trying to capture CO2 from open air.
That said, if we can continue to advance this science until it's actually financially preferrable to hold onto your CO2 emissions, we may see an enormous industrial shift towards CO2 capture. So it's definitely a science worth pursuing, in my opinion!