You're confusing technological energy production (~10^13 W) with climate heating, which is two orders of magnitude larger (~10^15 W). The heat released from bur

You're confusing technological energy production (~10^13 W) with climate heating, which is two orders of magnitude larger (~10^15 W). The heat released from burning carbon fuels isn't significant. The modulating effect of the CO2 released on radiative heat transfer is far more powerful. Like a weak current driving a high-gain amplifier. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth's_energy_budget#Earth's_energy_imbalance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth's_energy_budget#Earth's_...