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Why carbon capture needs a reality check
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Even if we hit total zero tomorrow that still wouldn't save us, at this point. We need negative. Corporations and capitalism aren't gonna get us there, though.
If we hit net zero tomorrow it would prevent the vast majority of human suffering from climate change.
And since that just isn’t possible, we’ll also need net negative.
None of this should diminish the urgency if stopping greenhouse gas release.