▲ 39 ▼ U.S. to Fund a $1.2 Billion Effort to Vacuum Greenhouse Gases From the Sky | Many scientists are skeptical of the technology, and environmentalists have criticized the approach. (www.nytimes.com) submitted 3 years ago by silence7@slrpnk.net [M] to c/climate@slrpnk.net 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (2 children) US will do literally anything other than reducing fossil fuel dependence permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 11 points 3 years ago The funding was part of a law which mostly spends money on reducing fossil fuel dependence, and a little bit on carbon capture. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Conyak@lemmy.tf 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) This should not be an alternative to reducing fossil but it could help mitigate the effects of climate change we have already signed up for. I hope we continue to invest in this technology. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nodiratime@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* The US is the most energy wasteful society ever seen, with a historic co2 foodprint putting others to shame. It's time for the US to do it's duty. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 11 points 3 years ago The funding was part of a law which mostly spends money on reducing fossil fuel dependence, and a little bit on carbon capture. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Conyak@lemmy.tf 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) This should not be an alternative to reducing fossil but it could help mitigate the effects of climate change we have already signed up for. I hope we continue to invest in this technology. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nodiratime@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* The US is the most energy wasteful society ever seen, with a historic co2 foodprint putting others to shame. It's time for the US to do it's duty. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nodiratime@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* The US is the most energy wasteful society ever seen, with a historic co2 foodprint putting others to shame. It's time for the US to do it's duty. permalink fedilink source parent