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Originally Posted by jseefcoot
. I just don't see how we could be sequestering carbon just by producing things, that is, not with our current energy sources.
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We are and have been "sequestering" a percentage of the carbon consumption. Not that that is a solution. Recycling plastics does cut down the energy use for production and re-locks the carbon.
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Originally Posted by jseefcoot
As far as your last sentence goes, I too have thought of that, and it really really scares me. It would be a disaster if all of the carbon currently locked up in consumer goods were suddenly released at once.
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I don't think we have to worry about it being released all at once. Unless we get hit with a big enough chunk of space rock to set the whole planet on fire, and then we would have other problems. But, it is not beyond my concept of human folly for things to get bad enough due to inaction to have to burn the house to keep warm (metaphorically speaking). Elsewhere I have stated my solution/advocacy to the problem of a new non-polluting energy source and will only say here that just because it is hard and long term does not mean we should ignore the quest. There just is not a immediate solution to grant instant gratification.