silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-21 month agoIf we want to use Direct Air Captur to limit overall warming to 1.5°C, while emitting enough to reach 2.5°C, DAC would need to use something like 30% of all electricity consumed over the next 80 yearsmessage-squaremessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down11
arrow-up135arrow-down1message-squareIf we want to use Direct Air Captur to limit overall warming to 1.5°C, while emitting enough to reach 2.5°C, DAC would need to use something like 30% of all electricity consumed over the next 80 yearssilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoHow about total cost of all goods and services. Pretty standard GDP way.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoSounds like a good way to stimulate significant parts of the economy, infrastructure-like projects generally do
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoIts a lot cheaper and broader to avoid burning fossil fuels in the first place.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoIs it actually cheaper? If so should be easy to subsidise the greener options
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agoYes. By a lot. In almost all applications. The problem is that the fossil fuels industry holds a lot of political power and uses it to block shifting off fossil fuels
minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoSo break all the windows in your neighborhood and the GDP goes up?
How about total cost of all goods and services. Pretty standard GDP way.
Sounds like a good way to stimulate significant parts of the economy, infrastructure-like projects generally do
Its a lot cheaper and broader to avoid burning fossil fuels in the first place.
Is it actually cheaper? If so should be easy to subsidise the greener options
Yes. By a lot. In almost all applications.
The problem is that the fossil fuels industry holds a lot of political power and uses it to block shifting off fossil fuels
So break all the windows in your neighborhood and the GDP goes up?