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Carbon Capture Isn't Real

Adam Something · commentary · Watch on YouTube

Climate policy, solutions & debate

What it is

Adam Something gives a short, sarcastic argument that carbon capture does not live up to its promises. He says the energy it uses would be better spent replacing fossil sources directly.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters cite it to argue carbon capture is a distraction from stopping emissions at the source.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Carbon capture isn't real (as advertised).”

    Argues carbon capture undermines green energy use.

    Lariscus, 2022-11 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: An API for CO₂ Removal”

  2. “From a logical standpoint carbon capture is a scam [0].”

    Argument that carbon capture wastes energy better used elsewhere.

    themoonisachees, 2022-12 · Recommendation · in “Fuel Out of Thin Air: CO2 Capture from Air and Conversion to Methanol”

  3. “100 times out of 100, you would rather just stop the emissions at the source by making the emitter use the green energy.”

    Debunks carbon capture as a distraction from electrification.

    xracy, 2024-08 · Recommendation · in “Carbon capture and storage is a fantasy”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: carbon capture, climate, emissions, energy, electrification

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