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I agree with your sentiment, but I'm going to nitpick one thing: > Coal can stay where it is, or be used for industrial applications I presume you're referrin
by loudmax 4y ago
I agree with your sentiment, but I'm going to nitpick one thing:
> Coal can stay where it is, or be used for industrial applications
I presume you're referring to the energy situation in the UK specifically, in which case I don't know how reliant you are on coal. At a global level, coal use cannot stay where it is beyond the very short term caused by the current crisis. We really need to get off of coal or work out a safe and long term carbon capture solution as soon as possible.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoI think they meant 'leave the coal in the ground' or use it to make chemical things. UK has basically phased out coal already for electricity, it's not going to be around much longer and is already a fallback choice. And I think the coal burned was mostly imported anyway.
- maccard 4y agoWe're not reliant on coal at all here for energy. I didn't mean to imply that we should, more that we can _only_ use it for heavy industries where we don't have a suitable replacement yet, e.g. steel manufacturing