David HoJul 22, 2023

When those of us who work on CO₂ removal (CDR) meet, it’s apparent that no one wants to do this and no one thinks it’s easy.

It’s far easier and cheaper to stop emitting CO₂.

The fact that some of the smartest people I know decide to work on CDR signals our desperation.

Show threadVirginicus
@davidho An article in "Physics Today" in the 1990s had a graph of the costs and benefits of the various ways to remove CO2. The Y-axis was a log scale so we could see everything, but there was an asterisk -- "not emitting CO2 in the first place" had a negative cost so they couldn't put it on the graph.
Jul 22, 2023 at 1:12pmWeb
Show threadDavid HoJul 22, 2023
@Virginicus I would like to see this article.
Show threadVirginicusJul 22, 2023

@davidho 50% chance that issue is up in the attic somewhere. But I found this, which makes me think the original is somewhere about page 99 of Joseph Romm’s CV.

Rosenfeld, Arthur H., Tina M. Kaarsberg, and Joseph Romm. "Technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the next decade." Physics Today 53.11 (2000): 29-34.

Show threadDavid HoJul 23, 2023
@Virginicus I will ask him. I owe him an email anyway.