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It seems inevitable at this point that part of the solution is investing in carbon capture technology in the future to offset the damages we're causing today, the question is; are the damages reversible? Asking individuals to consume less is useless at best and hypocrite at worst.

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I recently looked into this. The IPCC claims that atmospheric carbon decays at about 2.5% per year. Current growth is about 0.5% per year. I think carbon-capture has a place in hitting net zero emissions. But don't think it ever have a meaningful impact on accelerating CO2 reduction afterwards. The environmental sinks are just too great for it to add meaningful impact.

It will also be interesting to see what happens if atmospheric CO2 levels hit steady state conditions. Will there be interest and political will to unwind them to earlier levels?

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