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Originally Posted by MrBaldBastard
That study predicted the planet would warm by up to 2c and WE are also on track to add 2c if not more, which is more dire than, temps may raise 2c because it 2+2=4
Like I said no more Soyabeans no more cotton, USA's two biggest exports.
But forget about the weather, because I believe fossil fuels are dead anyways. Paris accord and all that is more about encouraging countries to put more $$ in to renewable energy.
China needs more energy, LOTS MORE, they don't have the oil reserves of other countries. What they have is more people, more money and more education. They are on track to add 850 MILLION more middle class earners in the next 20 years. And that is the big game changer, its not a prediction, its happening RIGHT NOW.
China has announced its putting $360 billion into renewables and has stopped construction or planning on over 100 coal plants.
2017 is a ground breaking year, because around the world, renewable energy, solar/ wind/ wave and the likes has become as cheap if not cheaper than, fossil fuels to produce.
If Robbie and Trump want to ensure America's future then they will need the cost of fossil fuels to drop by at least 90%, to even be competitive in the next 20 years, because certainly the cost of renewables will be. You also need consumer attitude to change because how polluted you country is will dictate how much you will get for your product's.
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Tell that to Germany, they want an extra gas pipeline for gas from Russia.
And than we compete to get the schale gas from Ukrain.
I thought we didn't need more fossil fuel?
"Germany Is Addicted to Russian Gas"
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...kel-s-backyard
Gas is little less bad as coal..
Great isn't it, Germany secure their energy needs and help Putin gain more power over Europe (the rest of the EU don't like the plan).
And China is getting more gas from Russia also starting in 2019
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-gazpr.../28596838.html
it is "natural" gas. That sounds less worse.
"But natural gas has a climate downside—it’s mostly composed of methane. “Methane is a potent greenhouse gas,” said energy researcher Adam Brandt of Stanford University. The gas is about 30 times better at holding in the atmosphere’s heat compared with carbon dioxide. So if enough methane leaks during production, natural gas’s slim advantage over other fuels could be wiped out."
Hypocrits