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Occidental Petroleum is investing in billion-dollar projects to suck carbon dioxide out of the sky. The effort is raising hopes — and eyebrows

By Daniel Estrin, Camila Domonoske

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https://www.npr.org/2023/09/08/1198373683/sucking-carbon-dioxide-out-of-the-sky-is-moving-from-science-fiction-to-reality

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[-] AlteredStateBlob@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Thing is, the tree is mostly carbon at the end of it's lifespan. So then what? You merely delayed the problem at that point.

Even if you don't decompose the material or burn it, you will have the carbon released back eventually.

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