Things are Starting to Heat Up - Part IX 10

[dik]

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[dik]

Like it or not, Tom, the US per capita carbon footprint is twice that of China. I'm not siding with China, I'm simply stating the facts. I've not encountered any studies that show China is even close to #1 when it comes to a per capita. You have to account for their population being 5x that of the US.

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

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[dik]

Tom:

That shows the info... now consider the much greater population of China.

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[hokie66]

That may indeed be the problem. How do we go about reducing the population of China?

 

[SnTMan]

China did that on its own for a while. Now going the other way.

What to do?

The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand

 

[TugboatEng]

It seems that the more comfortable you make a population the more slowly it grows. The less comfortable, the faster. Families in poverty tend to have many more children than wealthy families.

Families that perform hard, laborious work that aren't even in poverty tend to have more children than families with intellectual or political parents.

 

[BridgeSmith]

China did that on its own for a while. Now going the other way.

Actually, I read that China's population is expected to start declining by sometime this year, and continue declining over the next decades. Even with the loosening of the limits on the number of children allowed, the birth rate is below the replacement rate, and it continues to drop.

 

[dik]

That may be a real problem. I understand that China, like so many countries, wants to increase the birth rate.

Part of the carbon problem is that China's growth in the last two decades have likely increased their rate of carbon footprint. I don't know if this is true, but it is likely.



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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[Tomfh]

Even with the loosening of the limits on the number of children allowed

No limits anymore, as of 2021. They face a rapidly ageing population and a shrinking labour force.

 

[dik]

Ocean temperatures...

"The ocean is rapidly heating up, hitting record-breaking levels. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that ocean surface temperatures spiked in April and May to the highest levels recorded since the 1950s. All this could have dangerous consequences for aquatic life, hurricane activity and global weather patterns."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9SbFryYDqc

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[waross]

Let the good times roll.
In order to sustain the good life in America, it would be beneficial if China reduced their use of fossil fuel.
Reducing the use of fossil fuel is both a cost and an inconvenience.
What I am hearing from some is that the cost and inconvenience to Americans can be reduced if a people who presently use fossil fuel at less than half of the per-capita rate of the US, endure more cost and inconvenience.
What's wrong with this picture?


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Ohm's law
Not just a good idea;
It's the LAW!

 

[dik]

I think you're 'bang on'... In the near future, it may not be an option to give up dependence on fossil fuels.

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[TugboatEng]

If we really cared about reducing fossil fuel emissions the West should be replacing coal power plants with gas and nuclear in low cost of construction countries. It's more bang for your buck that way. We should be doing the same with refugees, paying to house/treat them in low cost of living countries.

Of course, this will never happen because it won't reduce our own per capita emissions.

 

[dik]

Coal is just one of the three fossil fuels that is the problem... It's the summation of them that creates the overall problem.

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[TugboatEng]

Don't let perfect be the enemy of progress.

 

[hokie66]

One politician who realizes that energy supply cannot be compromised in the name of arbitrary emissions regulations.

https://nypost.com/2023/06/16/youngkin-virginia-has-a-better-idea-than-bidens-dangerous-energy-plan/

 

[TugboatEng]

I tell you wut:

https://www.wearethemighty.com/tactical/how-a-wwii-cruiser-became-the-longest-ship-in-the-world/

Storms had more menacing names before climate change. Typhoon Viper knocked the bow off this ship.

 

[dik]

No one seems to take fossil fuel seriously...

"China has delivered its first smart floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) with land-sea integrated operation system, marking a breakthrough in the country's application of the digital twin technology. The offshore oil and gas FPSO with a storage capacity of 100,000 tons is the first of its kind in China and employs diverse cutting-edge technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), edge computing, cloud computing, big data and the internet of things (IoT). The ship can process oil and gas on the sea thus eliminating the need for piping from offshore rigs to onshore factories."

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-...ps-Up-Game-With-1st-Floating-Oil-Factory.html

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[dik]

I've not heard about this type of motor.

"Mercedes-Benz recently acquired British axial flux motor designer YASA. The company's high-performance motor technology was on full display in the automaker's new Vision One-Eleven electric vehicle concept unveiled today. YASA's motor technology has so far only been seen on low-volume hybrid cars like McLarens and Ferraris, but we're about to see a whole lot more of them—and for good reason."

https://www.thedrive.com/news/why-axial-flux-motors-are-a-big-deal-for-evs

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

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[dik]

Continued in:

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

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[hokie66]

About taking fossil fuel, seriously. Seriously. Surely you are confused. Sounds like common sense. And a big beneficiary is shipbuilding, especially in Korea.