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Heavy dependence on Carbon Capture and Storage ‘highly economically damaging’, says Oxford report
(www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk)
this post was submitted on 04 Dec 2023
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well economy can fuck right off
Lol. You can decarbonize a lot more cheaply by not burning fossil fuels in the first place. Carbon Capture should be a small and expensive part of what we do
Like "we have done all we can, this just needs scrubbed" kinda thing? Absolutely
I agree. Carbon capture should be used to offset really hard to replace uses of fossil fuels, like aircraft.