• SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      3 days ago

      The planet can handle low levels of C02, just not the levels we are doing.

      But insisting on a zero emissions solution is exactly what I would do if I were an oil and gas CEO.

      • CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de
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        3 days ago

        Of course the planet’s systems can handle some degree of CO₂ emissions. But there are fields much harder to decarbonize than energy supply. Waste removal for example.

        But insisting on a zero emissions solution is exactly what I would do if I were an oil and gas CEO.

        How so?

    • discocactus@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Not if it’s closed loop or C negative with renewable sources. There’s nothing inherently bad about combustion, it’s just the scale and externalities.