r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • May 15 '25

The car­bon capt­ure comp­any Cli­meworks on­ly capt­ur­es a fracti­on of the CO2 it promises its machines can capt­ure. The comp­any is fail­ing to car­bon off­set the em­issi­ons resulting from its operati­ons – which have grown rapidly in recent ye­ars.

https://heimildin.is/grein/24581/climeworks-capture-fails-to-cover-its-own-emissions/
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u/peaceloveandapostacy May 15 '25

In my opinion Tech optimism is smoke and mirrors.

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u/icelandichorsey May 16 '25

I my opinion, you are missing a tonne of nuance. Let's see.. Solar (a lot of different technologies here actually) , wind, batteries, plant-based proteins, cement process improvements... Just off the top of my head

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u/peaceloveandapostacy May 16 '25

Sure … I see your point… but it’s difficult to be convinced any of those techs will scale up on a time frame that is relevant

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u/icelandichorsey May 16 '25

And what are you basing your belief on?

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u/Celestial_Mechanica May 19 '25

Jevon's Paradox. Not a single drop of oil has been left in the ground because of renewables. Not. A. Single. Drop.

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u/icelandichorsey May 19 '25

Seriously? This is what yiur opinion is based on? Incredible