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In a U.S. First, a Commercial Plant Starts Pulling Carbon From the Air (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 10 months ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] famousringo@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you build enough solar and wind to kick fossils off the grid, they’re going to overproduce at times of peak operation. Rather than wasting that peak production, use it to process CO2.

Also, Canada’s forests burned so hard, they were a net emitter this year. I’m not sure how reliable a carbon sink trees really are as the warming gets worse…

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They pull it out of the atmosphere, and release it when burned (or rotting etc.).

[–] nexusband@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Far better than putting new co2 in the atmosphere.