Climate Change-CO2 Production-Opinion
Problem Statement:
You can't
talk about climate change without discussing CO2 production, if you believe it
is one of the causes. Some do not believe that CO2 is the cause of global
warming, but I do. Climate change is so much more than CO2. It is over
population, it is about power generation, and a host of other causes. This may
seem extreme to you, but in my opinion, the earth's environment will be
destroyed by overpopulation. As we approach nine billion people, the
environment doesn't have a chance. All we can do is slow down the rate of
change. For this segment I am going to limit my comments to the production of
CO2. In other posts I will take on other aspects of climate change and my ideas
to solve or mitigate the problem, or otherwise cool the planet.
It is too
late to reduce CO2. The horses are out of the barn, if you will. The burning of
fossil fuels generates CO2. Coal, oil, gasoline, natural gas, wood, diesel, and
so forth. Breathing generates CO2, from rats to humans. Mammals, lizards,
birds, insects, in short all animals take in O2 and exhale or give off CO2.
The United States
is gradually replacing its aging coal fired power plants with gas turbines that
burn natural gas. I have heard that China
and India
are set to build dozens of new coal fired plants. The civilization becomes more
and more dependent on electrical power. CO2 levels will continue to go up.
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