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by elric 1758 days ago
That's not entirely true. IIRC, climeworks have also partnered with companies who can use the CO2 directly (in carbonated drinks, or in actual greenhouses).

The majority of the CO2 in drinks will probably just end up the air again, unless some of it binds to calcium in the body or something?
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Nition 1758 days ago
> in carbonated drinks

Wouldn't that just put it back in the atmosphere though? I suppose it's better than using CO2 from some other source, but still.

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elric 1757 days ago
Yeah that's what I suspect. Apparently some of the consumed CO2 binds with calcium, some is burped out, and some presumably comes out the other end, but I couldn't find any numbers on how much ends up where.
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