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Environment & Energy

bucolic_frolic

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1. CO2 is the most pressing problem

Reply to Caribbeans (Original post)

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 07:00 AM

Oct 2022

but free energy will spur unlimited growth, or at least growth limited by factors other than energy, such as raw materials, labor, land.

Will we ever find a substitute for old growth timber? Will we mine land fills for metals, energy? Will all the free energy in the world contribute one gallon of clean water?

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Could we see U.S. solar electricity for $0 per kWh? [View all] Caribbeans Oct 2022 OP

CO2 is the most pressing problem bucolic_frolic Oct 2022 #1

That's ok... it isn't free anyway FBaggins Oct 2022 #4

Speaking of CO2... Finishline42 Oct 2022 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 #2

No. NT mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 #3

This already happens at times, which is a drives climate change and high energy prices. NNadir Oct 2022 #5