How much would have been removed if they hadn't purchased it?
Edit: it's direct air capture, it's not some shell game "offset" thing which is what I assumed, that's actually very interesting.
Edit: it's direct air capture, it's not some shell game "offset" thing which is what I assumed, that's actually very interesting.
Everything big started small, and I for one am super pumped that Microsoft is doing this. It's genuine leadership on the most pressing issue that humanity faces.
Fission is really the only solution but even that is enormously expensive.
Yes! But not anywhere!
A good first step would be to realize that we need to consume less, and that technology will not save us: we have to change society in order to consume a lot less. Doesn't mean there are no interesting engineering problems there!