@timbray we have scalable and viable capture and storage technology; it's called "trees". We need to be preserving the ones we have and planting a lot more. #afforestation #reforestation
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@evan @timbray I generally agree, trees are great, but with caveats:
- simply planting tree monocultures, without establishing complete ecosystems including other lifeforms, reduces resiliency in the face of extreme weather and fails to support biodiversity
- sadly carbon offset schemes can mean tree planting/preservation indirectly increases emissions, if people rely on forests to offset their emissions and then the forests burn down in climate-related fires, releasing the carbon
@evan If only that were what Carney was talking about.
@timbray I know. 🫤 Western financial players like high-tech solutions you can patent and own and make a killing on; carbon capture, small-scale nuclear power. They don't like commodity solutions like wind and solar, energy efficiency, and the transition to electric vehicles. One of the reasons China is owning the Transition is that they love a commodity product.
@evan@cosocial.ca @timbray@cosocial.ca Not Canadian, but I don't think electric vehicles should be on a list about protecting the environment. We all need to transition away from personal vehicles, not manufacturing a billion new 'green' cars.
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