The U.S. will need to spend $100 billon a year on carbon removal
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-carbon-removal-needs-have-a-usd100-billion-price-tag-per-year/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit
by scientificamerican
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So an 1/8th of their military spending
Seems low.
From what I’ve read on the issue, given the energy demands of carbon removal tech, wouldn’t that money be better used to directly replace existing fossil energy generation?
Wouldn’t it be easier and less expensive just to consume less and have less emissions?
The US emits substantially less carbon than it did in 1992.
Or, pay more.to adapt. Which is what will happen for the lucky ones in wealthy countries.
That’s so funny.