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iinavpov t1_j95acpf wrote
Reply to comment by masterofshadows in Scientists have figured out a way to engineer wood to trap carbon dioxide through a potentially scalable, energy-efficient process that also makes the material stronger for use in construction by giuliomagnifico
No, it's not used because it's BS greenwashing, has durability issues, and is expensive (because of transport, which also adds carbon)
iinavpov t1_j95a91h wrote
Reply to comment by tired_hillbilly in Scientists have figured out a way to engineer wood to trap carbon dioxide through a potentially scalable, energy-efficient process that also makes the material stronger for use in construction by giuliomagnifico
Yes, except that it's a low energy process (compared to steel, or even making CLT).
The volumes are gigantic, however.
iinavpov t1_j95a6gm wrote
Reply to comment by dosetoyevsky in Scientists have figured out a way to engineer wood to trap carbon dioxide through a potentially scalable, energy-efficient process that also makes the material stronger for use in construction by giuliomagnifico
First or third is not semantics.
Prioritisation of efforts is important, and the wrong ranking means bad environmental consequences.
iinavpov t1_iucdke7 wrote
Reply to comment by Teedeeone in Companies’ ‘deforestation-free’ supply chain pledges have barely impacted forest clearance in the Amazon by thebelsnickle1991
Crucially the bit about commuting. It make people predictably unhappy, but they still do it!
iinavpov t1_iseapge wrote
Reply to comment by ankuprk in [OC] Suicide Rate vs GDP per capita for various countries. Notice that the upper right triangle is almost empty i.e. generally increase in GDP per capita results in decrease in suicide rates. by ankuprk
Log GDP, for one thing is much better: going from 1 to 5 dollars a day is life changing. From 100 to 105 is nothing.
For another, you can multiply this by 1/gini as a proxy for how many people really benefit.
iinavpov t1_irjwl5w wrote
Reply to comment by HurlingFruit in [OC] Supersonic Inefficiency: Why the Concorde Was Decommissioned by haboo213
The EU is serious about fighting monopolies, the US not.
iinavpov t1_j95aho0 wrote
Reply to comment by fleebleganger in Scientists have figured out a way to engineer wood to trap carbon dioxide through a potentially scalable, energy-efficient process that also makes the material stronger for use in construction by giuliomagnifico
More like 4 tonnes.
Also takes a century to grow.