Satellite imagery shows Northern California kelp forests have collapsed

Re:Satellite imagery shows Northern California kelp forests ... by LordDragonfang on Monday March 15, 2021 @05:38AM (#26464019)

> For all the wind and solar installed by the rich countries, poor countries are happy for the cheaper coal.

Rich countries still burn plenty of coal. The US ranks 11th globally in per-capita coal consumption, burning 1.6 tons of coal annually, over twice the global average. Australia nearly tops the list, burning 2.8 tons per person. And that's not even touching the truly tremendous amounts of gasoline wasted on individual commuters in first world countries, or the historical emissions used by the "rich" countries to establish their economies.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/604946/per-capita-coal-c... https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/coal-consumption-per-capi...

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Re:Satellite imagery shows Northern California kelp forests ... by Cthulhu_ on Monday March 15, 2021 @06:05AM (#26464158)

Countries are also moving away from coal in favor of more cleanly burning natural gas. They will need to keep those plants up, because renewables are not as predictable and they need a stable and predictable backup like fossil fuels or nuclear.

Renewables are nice, but managing and balancing them is a lot more difficult.

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