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minus-square@UntitledQuitting@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 month ago Free energy should mean algae production This is a jump I’m not understanding. Do you mean that energy having no cost would mean that the electricity generated can be used to make algae? Or that it’s a byproduct of?
minus-square@3volver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish13•1 month ago Do you mean that energy having no cost would mean that the electricity generated can be used to make algae? Yes. Make algae with energy that produces no carbon dioxide = carbon sink.
minus-square@SpongyAneurismlinkEnglish3•1 month agoThere’s just no economic incentive to do so. (yet?)
minus-squareKaryoplasmalinkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-21 month agoThe economic advantage is that our grandchildren might be able to have an economy if we don’t crash and burn this place before we die.
minus-square@SpongyAneurismlinkEnglish2•1 month agoI agree. Unfortunately that is too abstract a factor for most peoples present investment decisions.
minus-square@sunbeam60@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoExactly! Put a real price of carbon and this will start to chance.
This is a jump I’m not understanding. Do you mean that energy having no cost would mean that the electricity generated can be used to make algae? Or that it’s a byproduct of?
Yes. Make algae with energy that produces no carbon dioxide = carbon sink.
There’s just no economic incentive to do so. (yet?)
The economic advantage is that our grandchildren might be able to have an economy if we don’t crash and burn this place before we die.
I agree. Unfortunately that is too abstract a factor for most peoples present investment decisions.
Exactly! Put a real price of carbon and this will start to chance.