Re:Anchorage Has Never Reached 90° F. That Could Change This...
by tzs on Thursday July 04, 2019 @01:30PM
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You joke, but that's close to an argument that's actually been promoted by The Heritage Foundation: "How Fossil Fuels Will Help Us Confront Climate Change" [1].
Briefly, the argument goes that the average world temperature is about 58 F, and that climate change could raise that by 7 F. Dubai averages about 35 F above the world average of 58 F and they get by just fine by heavy use of air conditioning. They are able to do this, according to the article, because of their heavy use of fossil fuels and government policies that promote "economic freedom and growth".
The article notes that not every county as oil, but they can still share in this fossil fuel driven response to climate change:
> Not every country has oil, but in a globalized market, cheap fossil fuels are available everywhere to spur rapid growth and technological change.
Briefly, the argument goes that the average world temperature is about 58 F, and that climate change could raise that by 7 F. Dubai averages about 35 F above the world average of 58 F and they get by just fine by heavy use of air conditioning. They are able to do this, according to the article, because of their heavy use of fossil fuels and government policies that promote "economic freedom and growth".
The article notes that not every county as oil, but they can still share in this fossil fuel driven response to climate change:
> Not every country has oil, but in a globalized market, cheap fossil fuels are available everywhere to spur rapid growth and technological change.
[1] https://www.heritage.org/environment/commentary/how-fossil-f...