Phil Henshaw wrote: > Well, yes that's the next question. I'm not so much 'assuming' it, as > considering one thing at a time. It's the connection between energy > use and CO2, through the uses that economic growth multiplies, that is > why we're talking about them together. The question is how would you > disconnect them? > Of course, a problem with fossil fuels is that the CO2 that gets generated by combustion wasn't recently matched with CO2->O2. Biofuels at least address the net CO2 gain. For example, biofuels are essentially available now, even cellulosic ethanol (ethanol from agricultural waste material) and its just a question of cost and scale of production -- an optimization process.
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