The reality of the situation is such that we need to do all of the above. We must decarbonize the global economy. We still have to remove much of the carbon we’ve already emitted. In order to reach the scale required, we need to commercialize both biospheric and mechanical solutions to carbon removal.
I would also argue that it’s not society that can’t live without hydrocarbons as much as it is the entrenched industries that profit from them.
I would also argue that it’s not society that can’t live without hydrocarbons as much as it is the entrenched industries that profit from them.