Carbon capture DOES work… as a deliberate distraction from what we actually need to do, which is significantly reduce carbon emissions. That’s what the funding is for. That’s what the hype is for. A specific campaign of distraction. #ClimateCrisis - ThreadSky

brenttoderian.bsky.social • 88 days ago

Carbon capture DOES work… as a deliberate distraction from what we actually need to do, which is significantly reduce carbon emissions. That’s what the funding is for. That’s what the hype is for. A specific campaign of distraction. #ClimateCrisis

Reposted from Dr. Jonathan Foley

Industrial carbon capture technology is getting lots of hype and investment, but sadly it just doesn't work. And it distracts us from what does.

It reminds me of cryptocurrency. Lots of hype and money flowing, but no meaningful use case.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/c...

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bstryd.bsky.social•88 days ago

It is a false flag operation. Any money and research focused here is wasted when the alternatives are ignored.

jvipondmd.bsky.social•88 days ago

there may be some, nay many, in the oil and gas industry that believe this is the real deal (it's not).

This is cognitive dissonance. Very hard to reconcile your profession with destroying the world. This (attempts to) give them a way out.

nyaeko.bsky.social•88 days ago

Environmental scientists literally said, "Carbon capture works if you also cut emissions." But the media, the government, and corporations heard what they wanted: "Carbon capture works."

lorrden.openorbit.org•88 days ago

My thinking is we need both. CO2 capture (at source) can be used as an excuse to do nothing, and does feel like a distraction, but in the long run we need to undo what has been done, and CO2 removal (from air) will be needed for it, and that research has to be done now, not later.

valoisdubins.bsky.social•88 days ago

I don’t think anyone is saying don’t research it.

But it is used by both the fossil fuel industry and cuckoo-in-the-environmental-nest opponents of nuclear to delay or block action.

haveago.bsky.social•88 days ago

They'll throw a fake climate solution at us every decade until we run out of time.

Electric cars, carbon offsets, clean coal, carbon capture...

When will we we stop falling for it?

robinwhitlock66.bsky.social•88 days ago

For crying out loud, electric cars are not a fake climate solution. But if you think they are, by all means scrap your car and instead get out and walk or cycle, or use the bus or train. I don't have a car by the way, and I do just fine.

haveago.bsky.social•88 days ago

They are tho. If we had waaay more time time on climate…but we don’t so the math doesn’t work 😕 https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-ev-transition-explained-2659316104

I try as much as possible to do just that. More importantly we advocate for walk/bike/transit friendly cities to make it easy to ditch the car for all.

robinwhitlock66.bsky.social•88 days ago

The key words are "by themselves" - words I didn't say. Thus EVs are just part of the solution, not the solution by themselves. Really, EVs are for those who steadfastly refuse to give up cars.

haveago.bsky.social•88 days ago

Sure, but with sooooooooooooooooo many provisos on them being even part of the real solution, a sober and honest analysis of the reality is they’re here mostly to greenwash the car and the auto industry…

https://bsky.app/profile/brenttoderian.bsky.social/post/3lapgw6smps23

robinwhitlock66.bsky.social•88 days ago

The blunt reality is that a certain of people will refuse to give up the car. Do you want them to continue driving ICE's? Are you going to have a bash at solar farms and wind turbines next? 🙄

haveago.bsky.social•88 days ago

Just to be clear, if EVs served their stated purpose of fundamentally green human transport, they would look more like this. And I’m all in favor of this type of EV

https://organictransit.com

scottkdc.bsky.social•88 days ago

“We need to obey the first law of holes,” Mr. Gore said. “When you’re in one, stop digging.” Well said.

doncarlostoledo.bsky.social•88 days ago

That argument would make more sense if the people pushing 'business as usual' -needed- a distraction to get most of humanity to not do something, about carbon emissions.

The % who take the problem seriously is already maxed out. The rest won't believe it's real even when the globe is on fire.

bikeengineer.bsky.social•88 days ago

It’s not economical and it’s been used by big oil as a “look, we’re doing something, please don’t hold us accountable for our decades of science suppression with catastrophic consequences”

friedbacon.bsky.social•88 days ago

Here's the proof it makes no sense. So far almost $2 Billion of tax payers money spent on this white elephant. https://www.eenews.net/articles/ccs-red-flag-worlds-sole-coal-project-hits-snag/

nathrach.bsky.social•88 days ago

I'm for research into almost anything, who knows what we will learn.

But yeah, any good that comes will be incidental to the intent, of the funders at least.

coolbikeart1.bsky.social•88 days ago

🎯

paulracicot.bsky.social•85 days ago

Like a drop in the ocean.

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