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Just to check, have you ever looked up the total solar irradiation wattage? You might be surprised. Climate change isn't "Grug burn too many fire, fire make ho
by hoseja 4y ago
Just to check, have you ever looked up the total solar irradiation wattage? You might be surprised.
Climate change isn't "Grug burn too many fire, fire make hot.", it's a comparatively tiny shift in a delicate balance.
- Schroedingersat 4y agoYes. Sunlight that makes it to the surface is about 170PW. Primary energy is about 17TW this is roughly on the order of what can be utilized without drastically altering the planet. GHG emissions shift the balance by about 200TW which is enough to be extremely harmful. 20kW is 170TW which is enough to be similarly harmful (although not to escalate to being apocalyptic). 2000MW per person is enough to raise the temperature of the entire earth (the whole thing, not the surface) by 25 degrees a year.