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>Except, you know, 100% of the energy obtained by fossil fuels also eventually becomes waste heat. And? Where did I say it doesn't? >All of our electricity co
by ComradePhil 5y ago
>Except, you know, 100% of the energy obtained by fossil fuels also eventually becomes waste heat.
And? Where did I say it doesn't?
>All of our electricity consumption and production is a rounding error to the earth.
Agree. But I'm talking to those who believe solar is the solution to global warming... when what solar does is capture more energy from the sun and turn it to heat.
- smolder 5y agoThat's still such an inconsequential effect compared to the additional heat trapping caused by atmospheric ghg increases from fossil fuel burning that it doesn't really tip the scales. Solar does solve the biggest problem: ghg emissions. In order of importance: #1: stopping emission of greenhouse gasses on a huge, planet destroying scale, ~#15 reducing current ghg concentrations back to baseline, ~#900 worrying about reflectivity or absorption levels of solar energy installations.