To win the fight against climate change, we need preventative solutions like carbon sequestration

"Don't wait until you're thirsty to dig a well," said the Chinese philosopher Zhu Xi about 800 years ago. When it comes to disease and natural disasters, we generally recognize that it is wise to focus on preparedness and preventative planning. Whether it's COVID-19, cancer, earthquakes or tsunamis, prevention and early detection undeniably work better than trying to mitigate problems after they get out of control.

However, in the case of a climate crisis, prevention consistently takes a back seat compared to subsequent remedies. Nowhere is this reactive thinking more evident than in carbon dioxide removal (CDR) or direct air capture (DAC) efforts.

Instead of focusing on CO2 prevention in the several thousand cities around the world that are responsible for the majority of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, some of the most sophisticated actors are focused solely on removing carbon after the fact rather than preventing it. (Apoorv Sinha, more at calgaryherald.com)