Your gadgets are actually carbon sinks — for now

Grist
By Sachi Kitajima MulkeyDec 20, 2024, 11:00 am35 pts
At any given moment, crude oil is being pumped up from the depths of the planet. Some of that sludge gets sent to a refinery and processed into plastic, then it becomes the phone in your hand, the shades on your window, the ornaments hanging from your Christmas tree. Although scientists know how much carbon…

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