A physicist runs the math on direct air capture and warns: This tech won't save us from climate catastrophe.
    • JonDorfman@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      27 days ago

      But think of all the space that would take! If you replant forests where are we going to put our superhighways and parking lots?

    • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
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      27 days ago

      Trees are great for other reasons, but they grow far too slow to capture significant carbon. The fastest natural carbon sinks are algae.