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		dmorg 15 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Efficient method to capture carbon dioxide from th... Extraction of the resource is not free. But with advances in solar panels and battery technology, the economic arguments for much fossil fuel use is fast disappearing. We were never going to make difficult decisions for the sakes of our grandchildren - we're much too selfish for that - but as renewables put more money in our pockets, we might just make the right decisions. Even if it is for the wrong reasons.

lazide 15 days ago [–]

The issue is more than just being carbon neutral now, it’s paying back the energy released from the initial burning of the fossil fuel.

So it’s more like 2-3x non-fossil kWh for every 1x current fossil fuel kWh energy usage.

It’s a huge problem.

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