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if we only have 8500 coal power plants globally and this is the single largest source of emissions, shouldn’t we be trying to eliminate 20% of global emissions?
by melling 4y ago
if we only have 8500 coal power plants globally and this is the single largest source of emissions, shouldn’t we be trying to eliminate 20% of global emissions?
Furthermore, if renewables are cheaper shouldn’t we immediately stop adding to the coal problem?
We need to replace a billion gasoline powered cars, etc. Coal power generation seems like an easy thing to do.
- themitigating 4y agoElectric cars are betweeb 2x and 4x more efficient than gasoline powered cars. Take a look at the MPGe. https://insideevs.com/news/597460/tesla-efficiency-depends-on-driver/ https://insideevs.com/news/597460/tesla-efficiency-depends-o... Of course that varies with temperature and driving style. My question is- What is better for the environment, A gas powered car or an electric car where the electricity comes exclusively from coal? Short and long term.
- rootusrootus 4y ago> What is better for the environment, A gas powered car or an electric car where the electricity comes exclusively from coal? Rhetorical question, I assume. A coal powered EV is still something like 15-20% less polluting than a gas powered car. And the EV gets instantly more efficient when the coal plant inevitably gets replaced with something cleaner.