Why there is no need to argue about climate- the world is already on a long-term decarbonisation pathway. Attempts to speed this process up have lead to poor decisions and squandered resources by favouring renewables which have far lower energy densities. Instead, N2N- natural gas to nuclear- continues the logical progress to more energy dense fuels that are also cleaner anyway- because it is the Hydrogen in the energy we want, not the Carbon. For 200 years the world has been progressively lightening its energy diet by favoring hydrogen atoms over carbon in our hydrocarbon stew (Marchetti, 1985). Coal has only one hydrogen for each carbon atom, oil two, and natural gas (methane), of course, is CH4. If we are concerned about greenhouse gas emissions, smog, and spills, decarbonization is the powerful, clear energy prescription. The global energy system has been moving in this direction but perhaps not fast enough, especially for those most anxious about climatic change. With business as usual, the decarbonization of the energy system will require another hundred years or so. phe.rockefeller.edu/light_path/
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:03:17 +0000
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