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Humans have caused 1.5 °C of long-term global warming according to new estimates

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399 points gmays | 2 comments | 17 Nov 24 18:49 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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pstrateman ◴[17 Nov 24 19:52 UTC] No.42166593[source]▶
The simple reality is that humanity is unable to reduce greenhouse gas emissions without an alternative that is superior.

For every ton of CO2 that the west has reduced in the past decade China has produced three tons of CO2.[1]

We need another breakthrough on the scale of the Haber process.

[1] https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/co2?country=OWID_WRL~Hi...

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benchmarkist ◴[17 Nov 24 19:58 UTC] No.42166639[source]▶
Technology is not going to get us out of this mess.
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Freedom2 ◴[17 Nov 24 20:06 UTC] No.42166713[source]▶
I disagree. If anything, a YC-funded company will get us out of this mess.
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SketchySeaBeast ◴[17 Nov 24 20:14 UTC] No.42166790[source]▶
Step 1: Figure out how to monetize reversing climate change.
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1. AuryGlenz ◴[17 Nov 24 22:27 UTC] No.42167929{3}[source]▶
Turn the carbon into diamond.

Not jewels - let’s make some diamond houses. That’d be neat.

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2. SketchySeaBeast ◴[22 Nov 24 16:04 UTC] No.42214918[source]▶
Given that diamond has an incredibly high thermal conductivity, I think that might not be feasible. Only issue I could see with using diamonds for housing.