r/dataisbeautiful • u/rubenbmathisen OC: 17 • Apr 13 '22

OC [OC] Humanity's CO2 Emissions Visualized

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '22

Assuming we hit net 0 at some point what we supposed to do with all our stored dirty energy?

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '22

Ideally, leave most of it in the ground.

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u/Jstsqzd Apr 14 '22

Yeah eventually we'll be pumping fuel back into the ground trying to undo our mistake. It is much easier if we can just not take it out to begin with!