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Skybird · 09-13-23, 11:12 AM

The Detection and Attribution of Northern Hemisphere Land Surface Warming (1850–2018) in Terms of Human and Natural Factors: Challenges of Inadequate Data

https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/11/9/179

[Tichys Einblicke] In any case, the publication shows one thing: The uncertainties in determining the temperature increase not caused by CO2 are much larger than it seems in the public perception.

While scientists "do their job," politicians act as if CO2 is the sole cause of climate change. Politicians are pursuing their very own socio-political goals under the narrative of "saving the climate," at whatever cost to society.

At the G20 summit in India on Sept. 9-10, 2023, the U.S. and some European countries tried to get other countries such as China, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Brazil to agree to a 60 percent CO2 reduction by 2035. The attempt failed because none of the BRICS countries followed the West.

Taking the emissions of the Western countries (U.S., Europe, Japan, South Korea, Canada and Australia) together, the total comes to 27.1 percent of global emissions.

The remaining countries, which account for 73 percent of global CO2 emissions, are not thinking about reducing their CO2 emissions for the time being for economic reasons.

Above all, the host of the G20 summit, India, stood in the way and had its energy minister, Singh, declare: "If the economy grows by 7%, electricity generation from coal will grow as well." The inconvenient truth, he said, is that renewables are not a realistic alternative to fossil fuels. He further emphasized, "The need for backup for wind and solar through batteries increases costs almost fivefold. In addition, for the first time since 2022, the cost of lithium batteries has increased by 7 percent due to more expensive raw materials.
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In 2022, 106 GW (gigawatts = 1000 megawatts) of coal-fired power plants were approved in China. A coal-fired power plant has an average capacity of 1 GW. In the first half of 2023, additional coal-fired power plants with a total capacity of 52 GW were approved in China. That is 2 power plants per week.
Coal-fired power plants with a total capacity of 136 GW are under construction in China. This increase alone is equivalent to 4 times the capacity of all German coal-fired power plants (35 GW), which are supposed to be zero by 2038 at the latest.
[German] https://www.tichyseinblick.de/kolumn...le-erwaermung/

09-13-23, 11:12 AM	#171
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,704 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	The Detection and Attribution of Northern Hemisphere Land Surface Warming (1850–2018) in Terms of Human and Natural Factors: Challenges of Inadequate Data https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/11/9/179 [Tichys Einblicke] In any case, the publication shows one thing: The uncertainties in determining the temperature increase not caused by CO2 are much larger than it seems in the public perception. While scientists "do their job," politicians act as if CO2 is the sole cause of climate change. Politicians are pursuing their very own socio-political goals under the narrative of "saving the climate," at whatever cost to society. At the G20 summit in India on Sept. 9-10, 2023, the U.S. and some European countries tried to get other countries such as China, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Brazil to agree to a 60 percent CO2 reduction by 2035. The attempt failed because none of the BRICS countries followed the West. Taking the emissions of the Western countries (U.S., Europe, Japan, South Korea, Canada and Australia) together, the total comes to 27.1 percent of global emissions. The remaining countries, which account for 73 percent of global CO2 emissions, are not thinking about reducing their CO2 emissions for the time being for economic reasons. Above all, the host of the G20 summit, India, stood in the way and had its energy minister, Singh, declare: "If the economy grows by 7%, electricity generation from coal will grow as well." The inconvenient truth, he said, is that renewables are not a realistic alternative to fossil fuels. He further emphasized, "The need for backup for wind and solar through batteries increases costs almost fivefold. In addition, for the first time since 2022, the cost of lithium batteries has increased by 7 percent due to more expensive raw materials. (...) In 2022, 106 GW (gigawatts = 1000 megawatts) of coal-fired power plants were approved in China. A coal-fired power plant has an average capacity of 1 GW. In the first half of 2023, additional coal-fired power plants with a total capacity of 52 GW were approved in China. That is 2 power plants per week. Coal-fired power plants with a total capacity of 136 GW are under construction in China. This increase alone is equivalent to 4 times the capacity of all German coal-fired power plants (35 GW), which are supposed to be zero by 2038 at the latest. [German] https://www.tichyseinblick.de/kolumn...le-erwaermung/ __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.