CO2 read as C-O-two? Or should it be carbon dioxide?

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In addition, does "Tech Bet" mean "tech adventure"?

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An Unusual Tech Bet Could Slow Climate Change
Ethanol, saltwater and fermentation all get involved
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That is why ADM has partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy to bury some of that CO2 in a saltwater aquifer that fills porous rock 7,000 feet below the facility. If all the brewery's CO2 could be stored in this way, the ethanol could become a biofuel to burn, one that actually reduces the amount of CO2 in the air and that seems to be one of the last hopes on offer to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius.

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http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-unusual-tech-bet-could-slow-climate-change/

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[+3] - FBM - 12/16/2015The pronunciation is up to you, and yes regarding "tech bet."

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@oristarA,

The pronunciation is up to you, and yes regarding "tech bet."

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@FBM,

FBM wrote:

The pronunciation is up to you, and yes regarding "tech bet."

Cool.
But an adventure also means a lot of uncertainties; and "Could Slow Climate Change" sounds rather confident and certain. So there is a sense of more or less inconsistency in the title of the report. How to better understand the title?

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@oristarA,

The uncertainty is communicated by the choice of "could" over "would."

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@oristarA,

It should be read as carbon dioxide

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@FBM,

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The uncertainty is communicated by the choice of "could" over "would."

Is "would" more certain than "could"?

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@oristarA,

Definitely. We use "could" to express possibility or probability (or ability), but "would" is pretty much certain. Exceptions are always possible, of course.

CO2 read as C-O-two? Or should it be carbon dioxide?

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