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How Much Energy Would It Take to Pull Carbon Dioxide out of the Air? (www.wired.com)
submitted 5 months ago by jeffw to c/technology
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[โ€“] Etterra 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It depends on the method. IIRC, the most cost effective methods cost more than leaving it there. The real problem really is figuring out how to make a profit off it. Without the government forcing it subsidizing it, nobody will do it, even sustainably, in volume enough to matter.

[โ€“] RubberElectrons 3 points 5 months ago

That's what the article theoretically exemplifies, avoiding emission in the first place is the best bet.