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		oasisbob on June 8, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sucking carbon dioxide from air is cheaper than sc... I'm not sure you can target oceanic CO2 over CO2 in the atmosphere. Ocean acidification is an equilibrium process driven by the partial pressure of CO2 in the atmosphere increasing. If you start reversing acidification, the ocean is just going to start pulling in more CO2 from the atmosphere.

patrickyeon on June 8, 2018 | [–]

Sounds like you should "just" target whichever one is easier (cheaper) to pull CO2 out of, then.

m0llusk on June 19, 2018 | [–]

In most cases it is easier and more practical to accelerate reactions in liquid media as opposed to gases. This is chemistry not magic.

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