Study: Eliminating Coal-Fired Power is Worth 0.2 Degrees in 100 Years

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Who could have dreamed solving climate change would be so easy? A new paper in Environmental Research Letters called "Greenhouse gases, climate change and the transition from coal to low-carbon electricity" concludes that replacement of all of the world's currently operating coal-fired power plants — which produce about 40% of the world's electricity — and replacing them with renewable energy would have an impact of 0.2 degrees Celsius 100 years from now.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

O.2 degrees over 100 years? That is a rounding error, not a viable solution.

[natty bumppo 297]

O.2 degrees over 100 years? That is a rounding error, not a viable solution.

the IRS (govt agency) will interpret that as 0.0

[luckytxn 2,264]

0.2 degrees? Is it any wonder that most people think GW freaks are so stupid.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

LOL

Man oh man.... Talk about room for ERROR.

Of course we all know the lab rats are full of errors when they go out into the real world.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

We can burn trees instead...BIOMASS renewable energy source! Would you like me to post the link you gave us that proves that burning trees is actually "Solar" power. I have it. Should I post it now? Steven?

Edited March 5, 2012 by Gary and Alla

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

We can burn trees instead...BIOMASS renewable energy source! Would you like me to post the link you gave us that proves that burning trees is actually "Solar" power. I have it. Should I post it now? Steven?

Nah, leave him be. He has already embarrassed himself enough, and I am sure you don't want to join him.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

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We can burn trees instead...BIOMASS renewable energy source! Would you like me to post the link you gave us that proves that burning trees is actually "Solar" power. I have it. Should I post it now? Steven?

Post the link about the French Revolution.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Post the link about the French Revolution.

That would be off topic.

Explaining how burning trees will reduce world temperatures would be right on topic. Care to try?

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[Kathryn41 3,205]

You can have fun but do it without baiting, please

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I respect science so perhaps scientifically it can be explained how extracting solar energy from trees by burning them will reduce greenhouse gases.