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Carbon capture certainly has some appeal, though it seems far from clearly being a net positive yet.

Notably questionable IMO is the sequestration when used to simply pump more oil, so taxes end up subsidizing fuel extraction. Oil giants are some of the biggest DAC investors, along with airlines [1][2].

[1] https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2021/03/the-direct-air-...

[2] https://www.wired.com/story/is-it-time-for-an-emergency-roll...




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