THE VIDEO SHELF · carbon capture
Carbon Capture Isn't Real
Adam Something gives a short, sarcastic argument that carbon capture does not live up to its promises. He says the energy it uses would be better spent replacing fossil sources directly.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters cite it to argue carbon capture is a distraction from stopping emissions at the source.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Adam Something
- Topic
- carbon capture
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2022–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
Carbon capture isn't real (as advertised). If you take green energy out of the supply to capture carbon, a carbon producing power plant will have to make up for it. [1] [VIDEO]
Lariscus on Hacker News · 2022-11
In Show HN: An API for CO₂ RemovalFrom a logical standpoint carbon capture is a scam [0]. The argument is "if you don't have spare energy, why are you spending it on carbon capture? And if you have spare energy (you don't), why not spend the money you usee to build the …
themoonisachees on Hacker News · 2022-12
In Fuel Out of Thin Air: CO2 Capture from Air and Conversion to MethanolAt this point, my smell test is "how much does the 'solution' smell of gas money." and if it does, I assume they don't want to do the hard work required cause it's not in their interests, and it hasn't been for decades. ( ahem …
xracy on Hacker News · 2024-08
In Carbon capture and storage is a fantasy
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