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dontpet t1_j56yata wrote

I'm impressed that we are at 5% but a quick look had me like positive.

>Currently, the vast majority of CDR uses conventional methods, managing land so that it absorbs and stores atmospheric carbon dioxide — for example by planting trees, restoring damaged forests or replenishing soil so that it stores more carbon.

I'm guessing we can't increase that 20 times and there is a limited amount that can be stored there.

Maybe we should just stop making greenhouse gas emissions instead....

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Surur t1_j57h7wi wrote

> there is a limited amount that can be stored there.

Interestingly this is where the idea that we need 5 earths come from - its in large part the surface area we need to absorb CO2 if we all emit at the same rate as the average American.

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