Keith (Southend) wrote:
This may go slightly off topic in some aspects and I'll try to be brief
in my thoughts and concerns [...]

A big question in my mind is how many years has the planet got left of
fossil fuels (Gas/Oil in particular ?) What ever the figure, surely
assuming we burn the lot, we have then reached the maximum possible
emissions of Co2 output and the scientists nightmare scenario is far
worse than it is now.

There remains (allegedly) 30+ years of oil and gas in the North Sea.
The plan is indeed to burn the lot. There is also a plan to do so using a
carbon capture method, with my local power station destined to be the first to
be converted.
I have no view on whether carbon capture 'works' in planetary terms.

What worries me is I can't see an answer, it will only stop when mankind
starts to wipe itself out, or more than likely the planet we have on
loan.


It is not unreasonable that if 'we' mess with the planetary systems, then the
systems will in turn mess with us. It seems that evolution demands extinction
at some point, especially for species with no other form of population
limitation controls (no predators). If that is the case, then it does not need
to be worried about.


I really don't see any viable alternative energy sources that
will seriously feel the gap for our needs and as for the greenhouse
tax's, what a joke, meaningless, it doesn't stop the emissions!


Again, population explosion may be considered the cause, rather than the
emissions themselves. By that, I mean it is the scale of say the CO2, not the CO2.

I think some 20% of Scotland's energy is from 'alternative' sources, and given
that Scotland produces several times more energy than it uses, it is a good
model for viable alternatives. However, electricity is of less use if the oil
runs out as many electrical devices are made from oil products.

I note that 'people' do not want wind farms etc., but they don't want nuclear
power stations either, or even 'ordinary' power stations. My local power
station is large and unsightly, warms the sea locally and affects wildlife, and
its chimney belches yellow smoke occasionally, and it (the chimmney) is visible
for miles around. Equally, 'people' do not want the lights to go out but do not
want to do anything about it.

I'm sure someone (or two) will put me straight on some of my thoughts,

Not me!


--
Gianna