Hawaiian scholars argue that cryptobinary can heat the atmosphere by 2 degrees in just ten years. According to them, 69 million metric tons of CO2 appeared in the atmosphere in 2017 due to mining, and if nothing changes, the atmosphere will heat up by 2 degrees Celsius in the next two decades. This is a catastrophic indicator that can lead to a global environmental disaster.
what do you think about this?
is it worth thinking about it?
Is it worth thinking about?
Sure. But as solar, wind and other become more and more available then CO2 emissions from mining will drop considerably. That's assuming CO2 is causing global warming AND that global warming is man-made AND that global warming is a threat to life on the planet.
Renewable energy production is growing at an exponential rate. Should present trend lines continue for another 20-30 years then renewables will be the dominant form of energy on the planet. And, should it continue for another 60 years then petro fuels will be used only in limited cases.