Year 2044: Yellow powder that was used to combat carbon emission has given the entire Earth cancer. People are encouraged to wear masks and goggles until a cure is discovered.

[–] kubica@fedia.io 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Some researchers say have found an anti-powder to combat the original, it could be a 'quantum leap' for earth.

[–] wizzor@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

2112 anti yellow powder powder is collecting in the food chain and causing massive ecological destruction. People are adviced against eating until a cure is discovered.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I think exploring carbon capture, and funding smaller projects is fine but I don't accept the oil industry using it as an excuse to keep doing what they're doing and hamper transitions to renewables.

We will still need oil/fossil fuel for some fuel applications, lubricants and some plastics. But it can be far, far less than what we use today, and like smoking, it's being propped up by these companies and some international governments.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Companies: “We can pollute with reckless abandon now? Okay!”

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 8 points 10 months ago

Is there anything tumeric can't do?!

[–] Binzy_Boi@feddit.online 6 points 10 months ago

I do like carbon capture as an idea, I just hate that it's being seen as a cop-out by (mostly) conservative politicians.

I love the idea of carbon-capture soap especially. Think I'll try getting a bar or two when I run out of the handsoap bars I currently have.

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Plants are many other of magnitude better than this.
Consider this result they got (and how expensive it must be) :

from :
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08080-x

[–] monogram@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, Rock Stored Carbon is less impactful compared to say Land Stored Carbon (Biomass burial, Paulownia, Bamboo)

Good thing there are people working on all different Carbon Capture methods.

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

huh ? Jup Rock ? ... is this chalk ?
(we do know most carbon on Earth is stored in rocks ... maybe we could call them carbonate rocks ?)

[–] monogram@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago

See edit

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago

If i took a small step for every world changing quantum leap that gets reported in the media id have circled the earth by now to witness how it barely made a difference.