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Just for the sake of urgency, this discussion is already behind the curve. China already consumes almost as much coal as the rest of the world combined: http:
by knowtheory 14y ago
Just for the sake of urgency, this discussion is already behind the curve.
China already consumes almost as much coal as the rest of the world combined:
http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=9751 http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=9751
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- ajross 14y agoWhat's the logic there? That nations other than china shouldn't bother with (or without) new coal technology and energy policy because it is only a "small contribution?". That argument gets pretty much everyone who isn't the USA or China off the hook. Luxembourg and Botswana should just pollute as much as they want? That's just dumb. Energy choices are important everywhere; it just happens that the only forums available for enacting this policy are in nations with diverse sizes. You still need to do it everywhere.
- knowtheory 14y agoActually no, my point is that we should not be looking at this as some future event. Our coal problems are not on the horizon, they're substantial problems now. I don't care if there's additional room for growth in the coal power plant market in Africa, current coal consumption is more than sufficient to warrant action.
- pasbesoin 14y agoGiven all the production that's being sourced from China, we should also view it as our problem and not merely China's, in terms of its cause. How convenient, to dodge the cost of e.g. scrubber technology, by moving production to where it isn't required. Meaning, by the way, for contaminants such as mercury and other heavy metals. IMO, CO2 sequestration is pure folly.