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GregLocock
Automotive
- Apr 10, 2001
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Some quick sums
2 billion first worlders use say 10 times the energy per capita of 5 billion third worlders
so total energy useage is 25 units.
We want to reduce that by 10% (random target)
That leaves us with 22.5 units.
I can see no moral justification for the following, but let's restrict the third worlders to merely trebling their energy usage. So they've taken 15, leaving 7.5 for us.
That's about 4 units each, ie we need to (a) prevent the third world from increasing their energy usage overmuch, and (b) reduce our own energy useage by 60%. (b) might be containable, but I wouldn't be buying Boeing shares, or expecting to see much concrete or aluminium around, (a) is politically preposterous.
The reward for this Stakhovanite (and unlikely) effort will be a slight reduction in the rate of increase of atmospheric CO2.
Coincidentally I read this this morning. A fairly neat summary of an Australian perpsective on the global warming thing.
Cheers
Greg Locock
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2 billion first worlders use say 10 times the energy per capita of 5 billion third worlders
so total energy useage is 25 units.
We want to reduce that by 10% (random target)
That leaves us with 22.5 units.
I can see no moral justification for the following, but let's restrict the third worlders to merely trebling their energy usage. So they've taken 15, leaving 7.5 for us.
That's about 4 units each, ie we need to (a) prevent the third world from increasing their energy usage overmuch, and (b) reduce our own energy useage by 60%. (b) might be containable, but I wouldn't be buying Boeing shares, or expecting to see much concrete or aluminium around, (a) is politically preposterous.
The reward for this Stakhovanite (and unlikely) effort will be a slight reduction in the rate of increase of atmospheric CO2.
Coincidentally I read this this morning. A fairly neat summary of an Australian perpsective on the global warming thing.
Cheers
Greg Locock
SIGlease see FAQ731-376 for tips on how to make the best use of Eng-Tips.