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OKIsItJustMe

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2. There have been a number of proposals regarding enhanced/accelerated "weathering" of rock for carbon capture

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 12:03 AM

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My personal take on these proposals is that they are orders of magnitude too slow.

When last I knew the per capita rate of emissions for “Americans” was a little under 14 tons CO₂/year. I’ve got a pretty good imagination, but I just cannot get my head around that figure. 14 tons…

When people talk about using captured CO₂ for anything (making plastic, refrigeration …) I think “Yeah, OK, but 14 tons?…)

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