About this GapCast
All humans emit carbon dioxide (CO2) and contribute to the climate crisis. But some humans emits much more than others.
Although the total CO2 emissions from China are almost as big as those from United States, the emissions from a single American are more than 6 times larger than those from a person in China.
In China today, almost 80% of the electricity is produced from coal, and that proportion is increasing. What China needs is an environmental-friendly way of producing electricity that is cheaper than coal.
You mean like nuclear? The only solution that can work right now.
Or if you capture and store the CO2 from teh power plants you can reduce emissions. This seems unrealistic however. The best plan is solar energy. The technology is there, we just need to reduce costs and ramp up production.
Kate…I’m sorry but you’re wrong. The net energy gain from nuclear is the same as wind energy…this has been documented in many, many places.
Nuclear is limited in scope and thinking.
Null, I completely have to disagree.
You indeed CAN catch CO2 in the power plants and pump it down into the earth. Google it, the technology is not so far away. But of course doing that doesnt come for free. You have to pay for it.
Still it is the most realistic option.
Unfortunately I have to tell you your proposition is unrealistic:
Solar energy is no option.
People need energy the whole day. But when do you have energy from solar plants? Only by day. Building one solar plant for day production and relying on (probly mostly coal/gas/oil plants) at night is unrealistic because expensive. Why expensive? Because you need 2 power plants for the same amount of energy, one used at day and one used at night.