Western Antarctic ice sheet collapse has already begun, scientists warn

[DodgyAgent]

It may actually be the case that there is nothing that can be done and the answer is "we are ****ed". These situations do occur from time to time.

If we can use geo technology to pump CO2 into the atmosphere then it should not be too hard to reverse the process.

[doodab]

If we can use geo technology to pump CO2 into the atmosphere then it should not be too hard to reverse the process.

How incredibly naive. Why would you think that? The burning of hydrocarbon fuel is incredibly easy and incredibly expensive (in terms of energy) to reverse. That's what makes it so bloody useful and hard to replace in the first place.

[EternalOptimist]

If we can use geo technology to pump CO2 into the atmosphere then it should not be too hard to reverse the process.

why bother. Water vapour is many times more potent than CO2

there is no problem. why propose vastly expensive non solutions to a non problem

[DodgyAgent]

How incredibly naive. Why would you think that? The burning of hydrocarbon fuel is incredibly easy and incredibly expensive (in terms of energy) to reverse. That's what makes it so bloody useful and hard to replace in the first place.

I have already explained how stimulating photosynthesis would reverse the process. I suppose you think that the only way for any sort of technology to work would involve burning something

Manager: "OK Doodab how are we going to build an IT system to run our accounts payable?"
Doodab: "Simple, burn a couple of PCs that should do the trick"

[EternalOptimist]

I think someone should take that y-axis off pj, before he hurts someone

[doodab]

I have already explained how stimulating photosynthesis would reverse the process.

No you haven't. We're burning (what used to be biomass) that took literally millions of years to grow and as far as I can tell we are burning it at a faster rate than we can create replacement biomass via photosynthesis.

I suppose you think that the only way for any sort of technology to work would involve burning something

Oh goody, yet another piece of spurious dodgy bulltulip. It was quite clear in what I said that I'm talking about reversing the process of burning. You really must be quite thick not to have grasped that. Either that or you are simply slinging mud because you've realised your arguments are twaddle.

[DodgyAgent]

No you haven't. We're burning (what used to be biomass) that took literally millions of years to grow and as far as I can tell we are burning it at a faster rate than we can create replacement biomass via photosynthesis.



Oh goody, yet another piece of spurious dodgy bulltulip. It was quite clear in what I said that I'm talking about reversing the process of burning. You really must be quite thick not to have grasped that. Either that or you are simply slinging mud because you've realised your arguments are twaddle.

I meant reverse the effect not the process.Do you take everything literally?

[DodgyAgent]

No you haven't. We're burning (what used to be biomass) that took literally millions of years to grow and for the sake of me winning an argument we are burning it at a faster rate than we can create replacement biomass via photosynthesis.



Oh goody, yet another piece of spurious dodgy bulltulip. It was quite clear in what I said that I'm talking about reversing the process of burning. You really must be quite thick not to have grasped that. Either that or you are simply slinging mud because you've realised your arguments are twaddle.

[doodab]

I meant reverse the effect not the process.Do you take everything literally?

Erm, you do realise that photosynthesis stores solar energy as chemical energy by turning CO2 and water into hydrocarbons, which is basically the reverse of burning hydrocarbons to release energy, don't you? So it's actually you that bought up the subject of reversing the process as the best way of dealing with excess CO2.

TBH I am amazed you remember to breathe.

[DodgyAgent]

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TBH I am amazed you remember to breathe.

TBH communicating with you one dreams for memory loss