If all of mankind’s energy was supplied through solar panels would the effect be big enough to decrease the temperature (since light is converted in part to electricity)?

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Participate pollution melts glaciers which increases the temperature long after it fucks shit up by trapping heat in the atmosphere and blocking photosynthesis.

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      24 hours ago

      That’s not really relevant. Fine particulate emissions from coal power plants, which are already mostly gone in the US but are still used around the world, don’t travel a really long distance.

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      Just saying “watts staying underground” is a poor explanation. That’s an insignificant amount of energy compared to what the sun is delivering and what’s being trapped by CO2. “Carbon staying underground” is much more the priority.

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        1 day ago

        Just saying “watts staying underground” is a poor explanation

        Which is why I clarified for someone what someone else likely meant…

        I’m not sure what you’re doing here, do you want me to go complain to the person who first used that phrasing on your behalf?