Exxon Thinks It Can Create Biofuel from Algae at Massive Scale

https://www.fastcompany.com/40539606/exxon-thinks-it-can-create-biofuel-from-algae-at-massive-scale

by elsherbini • 8 years ago

16 8 8 years ago

My main question was answered at the bottom:

While a truck running on biofuel still emits greenhouse gases, the emissions can be considered carbon neutral since the algae sucks up CO2 as it grows–unlike fossil fuels, which burn carbon that has been buried for millions of years.

devy• 8 years ago

Carbon neutral might not even be enough to curb major climate change consequences like irreversible permafrost melting. [1]

We need to do much much better than that - it has to be Carbon negative - even then, it might be too late already. [2]

[1] http://www.ipsnews.net/2011/02/permafrost-melt-soon-irrevers...

[2] https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/SeaIce/page3.php

BenjiWiebe• 8 years ago

Well I guess we could just store up the fuel and not burn it. That would be carbon negative. Or ship it to Mars and burn it there as a start to terra forming. Too bad it's hard to get stuff to Mars.

DaggerDagger• 8 years ago

I agree, the Clathrate Gun is firing right now. So we're probably going on the Big Temperature Roller Coaster Ride anyway. So in that sense carbon neutral is probably okay in the long run if we all survive right?

Exxon Thinks It Can Create Biofuel from Algae at Massive Scale

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