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ElDoo74 t1_jbtdrfk wrote

Nature already does this.

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thejml2000 t1_jbteyhh wrote

From the fourth paragraph:

> Nature does this – forests and oceans, for example, are valuable carbon sinks – but not quickly enough to keep pace with the amounts humans are producing. So we have turned to technology.

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InSanic13 t1_jbtlzao wrote

Also, when the oceans do it, they become more acidic, which is a big problem.

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Massive-Science5568 t1_jbtrjhb wrote

Not fast enough. We need to invest into solutions made by men, like blocking the sun and carbon capture, otherwise we're screwed.

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Designer-Serve-5140 t1_jbxee9c wrote

I think that investing into these things is great but they're not permanent. They're time savers, the only way to reverse our impact is to change how we live. Buy less things, drive less, and work on policy that forces big businesses to do the same. Especially when it comes to our energy.

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Massive-Science5568 t1_jbxwije wrote

I agree that we need change, but we need to be realistic. I care about the environment and I'm willing to make changes, but I just know that a lot of people are not, and while we educate people (I'm against increasing prices/banning/restrictions whatsoever) we need technologies to get us through to the other side alive.

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