The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

[Biowatch]

If companies won't recover CO2 from their waste streams/pipes because it is merely an added expense, then I agree that the idea that third company parties could find financially viable ways to pull carbon dioxide out of thin air and to convert it to some form is a pipe dream.

Your comment is worth noting:

Julio Friedman and Klaus Lackner r experts at 1 thing - transferring tax payer dollars to their pockets. The little project cited in the article exemplifies is typical of their work

If there is money to be had, there will be hands out to accept it, regardless of results.

The article makes clear that negative emissions are a financial risk at best, and counting on it alone to reduce the greenhouse effect is very difficult and subject to failure.

Regardless, carbon capture is important.

The important point is to promote research and innovation to make "negative emissions" of carbon dioxide a feasible goal.

The article mentions how long it took for solar energy devices to evolve from ridiculously expensive research lab prototypes to mass-produced commodities. [You might ask yourselves why China cornered the market on lanthanides along with or before investing heavily in solar panel manufacture.]

The idea is to think about how to capture carbon efficiently, and how to turn it into useful products that will keep it ground bound rather than letting it contribute to the greenhouse effect.