• fckreddit@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    Carbon sequestration is not going to solve global warming. CO2 is less than 2% of atmosphere. Even if you pass a shitton of air through the strata the difference will be negligible.

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      5 months ago

      Water absorbs a lot of co2 and removing it from the water via weathering is a valid idea.

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        5 months ago

        I don’t know. What do you think is the concentration of CO2 in the sea water? I am just not convinced.

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          5 months ago

          The concentration isn’t as important as the difficulty to remove it. It’s still a hard problem, but rock weathering is one way to accomplish it, but it would need a lot of exposed rock surface.

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            5 months ago

            Not just a lot of exposed rock surface. But also, there are energy costs for pumping water to the exposed surface. Factoring in the efficiency of the carbon removal from the water, I find it hard to believe it is a good solution.

            Wouldn’t it be better if we focus on better sources of energy? I am no expert, but I know about it more than a common man due to my academic background in civil engineering.