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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•1 month ago Do you mean that energy having no cost would mean that the electricity generated can be used to make algae? Yes. Make algae with energy that produces no carbon dioxide = carbon sink. arrow-up113arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoThere’s just no economic incentive to do so. (yet?) arrow-up13arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-squareKaryoplasmalinkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-21 month agoThe economic advantage is that our grandchildren might be able to have an economy if we don’t crash and burn this place before we die. arrow-up15arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoI agree. Unfortunately that is too abstract a factor for most peoples present investment decisions. arrow-up12arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoExactly! Put a real price of carbon and this will start to chance. arrow-up12arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
Yes. Make algae with energy that produces no carbon dioxide = carbon sink.
There’s just no economic incentive to do so. (yet?)
The economic advantage is that our grandchildren might be able to have an economy if we don’t crash and burn this place before we die.
I agree. Unfortunately that is too abstract a factor for most peoples present investment decisions.
Exactly! Put a real price of carbon and this will start to chance.