How Will We Be Able To Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions...?

Question

Without killing people off. The earth can't sustain as many people as there are now without the advancements in technology we have made. It is a MONUMENTAL acheivement that we have energies that are efficient enough to produce only carbon dioxide emissions (you know.. the stuff we produce when we exhaule).

Increasing effeciency WILL NOT have a signficant impact when China and India continue to pull themselves out of third world status. With two billion more people becoming "westernized," it is impossible.

Luckily, scientist seem to be having a band wagon/ group think effect on this issue. Because so many people have come up against them, they've entrenched themselves to the point that they can't see past their own noses.

Please think about it people... don't just blindly accept legislation that either wont do anything or cause thousands to die.

Answer 1

umm.. yes the world can sustain this many people.. do you know how much energy (and therefor causing a reduction in carbon dioxide due to less burning of fossil fuel) would be saved just by everyone in the US unplugging their TV's when it's not in use? one night of everyone doing that would run New York City for a day.. and last time I checked unplugging a TV doesn't cause mass death. Solar cells are free energy after the initial cost that would reduce fossil fuel burning.. same for wind.. same for hydro-electric.. better insulation in your house? less burning of fossil fuels.. more efficient cars? less burning of fossil fuels.. do you see the pattern here? when China and India catch up? we sell them the technology we have and make a killing :) We win.. what's the bad side to all of this? and truly.. it doesn't matter if people think this is an inconvenience or not.. it is something that HAS to be done ... technology will have to be developed.. either to help prevent global warming or to deal with it after it's a major issue.. personally I'd rather deal with it NOW than wait for it to be a MAJOR PROBLEM and have to find a way to work on it then.


oh yeah.. and our energy supply isn't what has caused the boom in population over the past few centuries.. it's been our medical technology, food supplies and easier work environment.

Answer 2

That is an easy one.

Concentrating of the reduction of emissions won't reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere only slow the rise. Now we could use more electricity. But most of the electricity is generated by burning of fossil fuels which generates more CO2.

Don't worry about reducing the emissions. Concentrate on things that take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Plant trees. Is that too simplistic? Not really during the carboniforous period of the earth CO2 levels were much higher than they are today. Plants thrived and reduced the CO2 levels.

Answer 3

Here you go:

http://www.junkscience.com/

It all just another way for the polotician to herd you.

If you are a scientist that disents against "Global Warming" you are un-popular and therefore do not recieve funding, so if you want to get paid you say, "Global Warming" is fact and it will kill us all and it the United States fault.