jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoHow Much Energy Would It Take to Pull Carbon Dioxide out of the Air?www.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down12
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minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoTL;DR: the total energy produced by humanity in a year. Or if you want to do it in let’s say 20 years, 5% of the total power output.
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoTechnically yes, but politicians start freaking out as it would lower GDP a few percent too.
TL;DR: the total energy produced by humanity in a year.
Or if you want to do it in let’s say 20 years, 5% of the total power output.
That doesn’t sound too bad.
Technically yes, but politicians start freaking out as it would lower GDP a few percent too.