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Technically this is correct. Look at the small circle near the equator here which encircles more than half of world population: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/
by nine_k 2y ago
Technically this is correct. Look at the small circle near the equator here which encircles more than half of world population: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeriepieris_circle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeriepieris_circle
The other half needs energy too though! And high-latitude areas are known to have dense enough populations and exceedingly high economic productivity, from Sweden to Ireland to New England.
- samus 2y agoIt could be viable to generate biofuels using solar energy and use these for heating. One would get the best of both worlds - carbon neutrality and the possibility to use existing infrastructure. But it requires that the price for biofuels falls below the price for fossil fuels.