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Indeed... the idea of burning more fossil fuels to blow away the emissions from burning dirty fossil fuels seems pretty crazy, but I guess that's the nature of
by camtarn 10y ago
Indeed... the idea of burning more fossil fuels to blow away the emissions from burning dirty fossil fuels seems pretty crazy, but I guess that's the nature of short-term solutions. I assume that the cost of building new power plants and buying enormous quantities of more expensive fuel for them probably vastly outweighs the cost of getting a few retired jet engines and tankers full of jet fuel.
- jessriedel 10y agoThis has nothing to do with carbon and global warming. It has to do with smog, which kills millions of people through respiratory problems and decreases quality of life. The additional carbon emitted from running the jet engine is negligible compared to the carbon emitted by the plant.
- camtarn 10y agoFair enough.
- cstejerean 10y agoA large part of the worst pollution days in dehi is not from burning fossil fuels but from burning agricultural fields because farmers don't have a more effective way of preparing the fields for the next year. This means that in November the air is the worst, and it slowly starts getting better in December. Even if you just address this problem it will make a huge difference in the air quality.
- camtarn 10y agoAh, I see.