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OKIsItJustMe

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5. “If we do not put the CO2 in the atmosphere in the first place…”

Reply to mackdaddy (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 11, 2016, 11:06 AM

Jun 2016

“If we do not put the CO2 in the atmosphere in the first place, we would not have to pull it back out.”

True! By all means let’s cut emissions!

However, there is already too much CO₂ in the atmosphere. We need to lower atmospheric levels to 350 ppm (and probably less) in relatively short order. Cutting emissions will not lower atmospheric concentrations of CO₂ it will only slow the rate of increase.

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Go Inside an Industrial Plant That Sucks Carbon Dioxide Straight Out of the Air [View all] OKIsItJustMe Jun 2016 OP

After they trap it, this is what they can do with it Warpy Jun 2016 #1

So they plan to resell it ... sounds like a closed loop. eppur_se_muova Jun 2016 #2

BC is also trying to turn the Northwest pscot Jun 2016 #3

Article does not start out too well.. mackdaddy Jun 2016 #4

“If we do not put the CO2 in the atmosphere in the first place…” OKIsItJustMe Jun 2016 #5