Carbon Dioxide Reduction Technologies - Are They Going to Be Deployed as Science Says?

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Emma Watson: I feel like these technologies fit perfectly into their visions of how we address the climate crisis. And then there's the whole question of whether plastic can be effectively recycled in the way that glass or metal can, she says. "It seems really good torecycle your plastic, but actually it's a way for the oil companies and the plastic companies to insure that we keep using plastic," writes Watson. 'We have all the technologies we need, what we don't have as political will,' he adds. "'This is going to be a tiny bandate on a huge problem' - i think this is where climate crisis gets like, very meada, and gets about like messaging

Paris Marx is joined by Molly Taft to discuss why we need to act now to reduce emissions, what role carbon removal technologies can play, and how Silicon Valley is trying to shift our focus to future technologies rather than taking drastic action today.

Molly Taft is a staff writer at Earther. Follow Molly on Twitter at @mollytaft.

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