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A New US Plant Will Use Captured CO2 to Make Millions of Gallons of Jet Fuel (singularityhub.com)
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A New US Plant Will Use Captured CO2 to Make Millions of Gallons of Jet Fuel::Replacing half of a plane’s regular fuel with CO2-derived fuel can result in 90 percent fewer lifecycle emissions.

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[–] Chocrates 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't disagree, but the modern world relies on Air Travel and nobody is going to be willing to stop that. We don't yet have energy storage density to a spot where electric flight is "economical". It exists and works well from what I understand but we can't build a passenger jet with it for instance.

You are right though. If we don't make huge shifts then earth is just gonna shed us and recover over a few million years.

[–] killernova 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's definitely better than nothing, I'll agree, but also underwhelming from where we need to be because it makes such little difference. Most greenhouse gasses come from factory farming and the activities of corporations. We should still make these baby steps in green technology even if it's too late to change our fate, because the science of it is or could be valuable for an easier, more comfortable, or slower extinction process - as morbid as that sounds.

[–] AA5B 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We can’t afford to just change farming and corporations: we really need to cut carbon emissions everywhere we can. Let’s go for aviation, AND figure out the other industries

[–] killernova 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We can't afford it? Then we go extinct. What is the higher price? Anyway, it's probably out of our hands by now. Like I mentioned, nature will probably choose for us, and she always takes the path of least resistance.

[–] AA5B 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You missed an important word.

We can’t afford to J U S T ….

[–] killernova 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, gotcha. The word 'only' instead of 'just' would have made the sentence more clear. Anyway, I wish you happiness and good health!