# Will the Earth ever run out of CO2?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 18, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-earth-ever-run-out-of-co2/1030996 "2026-06-18T08:18:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-earth-ever-run-out-of-co2/1030996/21 "2026-06-19T05:15:49Z")

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Yes. It’s an extremely long term project, but to deal with an equally extremely long term problem that’s fine.

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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-earth-ever-run-out-of-co2/1030996/22 "2026-06-20T02:46:09Z")

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> [@dtilque](#):
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> It’s not certain the Earth will be engulfed by the red giant stage Sun.

By coincidence, this came up in Google Science news today:

> **[The Sun may not engulf Earth after all, scientists say](https://phys.org/news/2026-06-sun-engulf-earth-scientists.html)**
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> Need some good news on a Friday after a long week? The Earth may not be engulfed by the expanding fireball of the dying sun, which has long been assumed to be our home planet's ultimate fate, according to scientists.

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