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The burning of 1 kg of coal heats the earth in two ways: A) the energy that is produced immediately (about 24MJ) B) the excess energy absorbed from the Sun ov
by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 3y ago
The burning of 1 kg of coal heats the earth in two ways:
A) the energy that is produced immediately (about 24MJ)
B) the excess energy absorbed from the Sun over many subsequent years, caused by CO2 emitted burning that coal.
The B is much larger than A. The fusion only produces A, but not B.