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Diversity in tactics will be necessary, and trees will not be fast enough. We need this carbon gone by 2050, that is drastically short timelines.


Regardless of Ethiopia or #TeamTrees, trees are not fast or permanent enough to sequester anything substantial.

Not all tactics will be equally effective. It's worth investing in the approach(es) that are most effective in proof-of-concepts trial runs guided by a first principles perspective. That's how to maximize change. GMO kelp and phythoplankton for oceanic BECCS seem like the leading candidates.




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