The Future of Energy and Coal. Lars Schernikau 2020 Video – Today’s “energy policy” goes against all three objectives. The Future of Energy and Coal. Presented to the Ministry of Energy and Resources of Botswana and the Polish Academy of Science. 2010 – 2019 Best Decade in human history. End of world poverty in sight: People in extreme poverty has been cut in half since 1990.
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Is life without fossil fuels only decades away?
Today’s Energy Policy? = Decarbonization, trying to “save the climate”
The coal industry needs to take a stand:
1) We support environmental protection.
2) We support gas, but switch from coal to gas does not support the climate
3) Wind and solar plust batteries at industrial level are detrimental for the environment.
4) CO2 is basis for life – more CO2 means more life. Warming impact declines logarithmically.
5) Coal, gas, oil, and nuclear are urgently needed for the “New Energy Revolution.” Environmentally sound: investment in, not divestment from fossil fuels.
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