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I haven't done any maths but I bet the order's of magnitude in terms of energy flows are wildly different for human usage vs solar + geothermal flows.
by sparsely 4y ago
I haven't done any maths but I bet the order's of magnitude in terms of energy flows are wildly different for human usage vs solar + geothermal flows.
- cassianoleal 4y agoWouldn't the availability of energy at this scale drive people and organisations to use it?
- 4ggr0 4y agoThat could very well be, yes. Could also be like deforestation. Trees do die just like that, without our intervention. This benefits the forest. A couple of humans can chop wood in said forest and it will not affect it too much. But if whole cities and countries suddenly have to get their wood from this forest, it will disappear very fast. So maybe geothermal energy is not a risk when a couple of plants exist. But if humanity starts to rely on it too much and starts building geothermal plants like crazy, the damage could show. Maybe the damage only appears locally in the vicinity of these plants, which would still be worrying. I just want to disclose again that I am just spit-balling here.