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realbakingbish t1_j5xj2vq wrote
Reply to comment by Tearakan in Researchers unveil the least costly carbon capture system to date - down to $39 per metric ton. by PNNL
It’s not a complete solution on its own, you’re correct there. Combined with renewables and nuclear power to help minimize the use of fossil fuels in energy generation, there may be actual possibilities.
We’re decades out from the “perfect” solution to climate issues, so in the meantime, we have to continue investigating and researching solutions and finding ways to combine and utilize existing technologies to the end goal of minimizing carbon output for our existing societal needs, including energy, food production, transportation, etc.
It’s a multifaceted issue.
realbakingbish t1_j5xiesw wrote
Reply to comment by Tearakan in Researchers unveil the least costly carbon capture system to date - down to $39 per metric ton. by PNNL
Cycling carbon from the atmosphere into our fuel, burning that fuel, and releasing the same carbon back into the atmosphere is still substantially better than pumping new carbon out of the ground and burning that into the atmosphere. It’s not perfect or ideal, but it’s still so much better than what we’ve got now.
realbakingbish t1_jb39vy7 wrote
Reply to comment by Ihadanapostrophe in Study reveals that although private automobiles continue to be the dominant travel mode in American cities, the share of car trips has slightly and steadily decreased since its peak in 2001. In contrast, the share of transit, non-motorized, and taxicab trips has steadily increased by giuliomagnifico
> a city that has atrocious public transportation and is unsafe to walk/bike in for much of the year (due to heat).
What’s sad is how many cities that could describe. I thought Orlando immediately (because that’s home for me), but that could describe so many cities in the US and that’s incredibly sad