A lump of coal for Christmas
A meeting today on climate change (global warming,etc) in the Asia-Pacific region has come up with this brilliant solution for preserving our environment - invest money in cleaner coal burning. Who suggested this? Why, the US representative. What a surprise…
Yes, it would be much better to be able to burn coal cleaner, but even if it could reduce pollution output to zero, should we really be investing money in a fuel source that could run out, for all practical purposes, within 10-20 years? Even if it lasts 50 years, surely we should be looking at conserving our fossil fuels for those situations and places where we can’t use anything else?
Instead of agreeing to lower carbon dioxide output, and working towards developing environmentally and economically sustainable energy production, I can’t help but agree with the Green’s (Australia’s environmental lobby political party) that this is a move motivated by politics rather than a genuine interest in doing what’s best for everyone.
You’ve got to wonder…
I thought we had enough coal for a couple of centuries, and that oil was the resource that will dry up in only a few decades.