silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agoWhy sucking CO2 out of the atmosphere can’t undo all the effects of climate changewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: news@kbin.socialtechnews@radiation.partynews_tech@lemmy.link
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkWhy sucking CO2 out of the atmosphere can’t undo all the effects of climate changewww.theverge.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@kbin.socialtechnews@radiation.partynews_tech@lemmy.link
minus-squareRhaedas@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoNo, because of entropy. We got the energy out by burning and letting carbon free, but to reverse that process takes a lot more energy than we got out. And the energy used would need to be zero carbon.
No, because of entropy. We got the energy out by burning and letting carbon free, but to reverse that process takes a lot more energy than we got out. And the energy used would need to be zero carbon.