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Thanks for the link to Markoff's great piece, which I missed. Yes, buzzword confusion is a big issue. Including the dread "Polar Vortex".. I talked about this on On The Media some years back but will do more for sure! https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/sucked-polar-vortex

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Scale is the word that kills almost all climate solutions, CO2 capture included. The best articulation of the challenge was by Vaclav Smil in a conversation with me onstage long ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SIjlZQf28I I'm a big fan of supporting intensified research, development and demonstration because the economic case won't lead to adequate private efforts, but it's a heavy lift.

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