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Imagine that tomorrow someone came and said that they have found a technique to remove any arbitrary amount of carbon dioxide for a trivial cost. What do you think that would do to the world? Whoever controls that is the most powerful person in the world because they can literally suffocate all life on the surface.

Carbon capture technology is more dangerous than nuclear weapons. Just convert the carbon to biomass. Just plant trees.




I'm not sure if you mean this seriously but even with a miracle technology it's going to be hard to remove CO2 from the atmosphere at dangerous levels without risking serious repercussions to yourself.




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