Vincent J. Curtis
24 Aug 21
It is high time for those concerned about fossil fuels and climate change to realize that they’ve lost the battle. My advice is: brace for impact!
Canada produces a measly 1.5 percent of world CO2 emissions. If Canada disappeared tomorrow, China would replace all of Canada’s emissions within three years. China has embarked on a decade-long expansion of its coal-fired electrical generation capacity that will see it build 36 gigawatts of new generation per year from 2021 to 2030. This is equivalent to twelve Hoover Dams, or Ontario’s entire electrical generation capacity, per year.
Let’s not waste money on reducing our CO2 output, and instead focus on adapting to the coming reality. We should invest in water projects to deal with the flooding or drought, as applicable. We’re going to need large, new, reliable nuclear power generation to provide air conditioning for the extreme heat and electrical heating for the extreme cold.
Don’t not waste time and money on wind and solar. They are unreliable. Besides, the environmental impact they have while being constructed and disposed of, never mind in operation, make their green reputation highly questionable.
Electric vehicles are also a waste of money. They cost too much to build, and give China too much leverage over us. With the collapse of Afghanistan, large deposits of lithium fall under Chinese control, to say nothing of the rare-earth metals that are needed for the powerful magnets in electric motors.
Adapt to coming realities. Don’t waste scare resources chasing chimeras!
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You can argue until you are blue in the face. Climate change is a religion. We are all going to die in 10 years. When we don’t there will be another crisis to take its place in another 12 years.
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