The problem is,
the total known fossil fuel reserves being held would release 2,860 GtCO2 into the atmosphere if burned.
Not exact matches
If you
know that the
total mass of
fossil fuel emissions is roughly double the
total annual atmospheric accumulation it's a little easier to realize that all the other possible explanations are besides the point, even if there is a little source here and a little sink there.
No matter what assumptions we enter, it is clear that we are far better off to get nuclear at least cost — as long as it will give us better
total health effects than we have now., which clearly replacement of
fossil fuels with nuclear will do.
Anyone familiar with the issue
knows that the emissions from
fossil fuel consumption contributes only 4 - 5 % of the
total annual flux.
[2] The worldwide amounts of methane bound in gas hydrates is conservatively estimated to
total twice the amount of carbon to be found in all
known fossil fuels on Earth.
We may not
know with
total certainty the usefulness of any renewable energy technologies until the hidden
fossil fuel energy subsidies are finally removed.