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this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2024
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Oh yes, let's just hedge our bets and use projects with the guise of being a climate solution to actually help oil companies scrape the bottom of the barrel. What the hell.
"Greenwashing". Always look at the full process and the total energy cost. Marketing can sell anything, including saving the planet.
CNN is notorious for stretching the truth in pursuit of the class interest of their owners.
AFAIK, the oil companies need a large volume of gas that's free from oxygen. I wonder how energy intensive this "carbon capture" tech is compared to capturing the 78% nitrogen that makes up our atmosphere? This implementation of the technology might be worse for the environment than doing nothing.
That's a good point. Could it be cheaper for the company even if it takes more energy because "green" solutions get subsidies?
This particular project doesn't do that. And it's all very much in the proof of concept stage. There may still come a time when this sort of technology is our last resort. In the meantime it won't hurt to keep developing it.