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MIT engineers make converting CO2 into useful products more practical

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173 points rbanffy | 1 comments | 13 Nov 24 15:42 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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VyseofArcadia ◴[13 Nov 24 16:15 UTC] No.42127346[source]▶
Time scale is also something I want to know about. "Can I remove CO2 from the air and turn it into something valuable in a way that is cost effective?" is one question. Another question is, "Can I remove CO2 from the air and turn it into something valuable faster than a tree?"
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sampo ◴[13 Nov 24 16:25 UTC] No.42127435[source]▶
> "Can I remove CO2 from the air and turn it into something valuable faster than a tree?"

In some climate zones, grasslands do it better than forests.

https://climatechange.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/grasslands-mo...

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criddell ◴[13 Nov 24 17:08 UTC] No.42127874[source]▶
A tree gives you wood. What are the valuable outputs of grasslands?
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