Daryl wrote:So basically the best solution for coping with climate change is to -
Build airconditioned buildings to live in, and climate controled hydroponic green houses to grow food in?
Then build more coal power stations to run this?
You can then be secure while watching the third world famines on your 4k TV in perfect comfort.
Sounds like a conservative approach to me.
Your comment presumes that there is catastrophic global warming and that CO2 is the cause.
Assuming that the first premiss is true but not the second, how does restricting power generation help? Also, since the US is transitioning from traditional coal to combined cycle Natural Gas power plants or combined cycle coal, the carbon intensity is decreasing.
I seriously suggest that you derive the simplified equation for the Earth's equilibrium temperature and then take note of the obvious implications. You might begin to understand the importance of all variables.