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by topkai22 2751 days ago
I'm thinking some of the stuff that will pushed for climate change mitigation will generate a lot material for new revolutions. If researchers and engineers manage to get efficient, cheap carbon capture at scale what sort of consequences does that have? What materials get super cheap and experiences common?

Can we get to a point where battery tech gets cheap enough that electric personal transport gets even cheaper than ICE cars? Does that bypass mass transit? We've seen futuristic visions of how that plays out, so not quite the reality yet.

At some point, nations at risk will start seriously exploring geo/climate engineering solutions. If adopted, what are the potential side effects and side products?