Climate change solutions: Difference between revisions
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{minor|''If you'd like to see something added to this list, leave a comment on the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|talk page]].''}} | |||
==Biggest potential== | ==Biggest potential== | ||
* [[Thorium power]] | * [[Thorium power]] | ||
| Line 5: | Line 7: | ||
* [[Hydrogen combustion vehicles]] | * [[Hydrogen combustion vehicles]] | ||
* [[Electric vehicles]] with [[sodium-ion batteries]] | * [[Electric vehicles]] with [[sodium-ion batteries]] | ||
* [[Reduce energy demand]] | * '''[[Reduce energy demand]]''' | ||
==Limited potential== | ==Limited potential== | ||
* [[New hydropower]] projects - only suitable in a small percent of geographic regions. | * [[New hydropower]] projects - only suitable in a small percent of geographic regions. | ||
* [[Rewilding]] - [[how much carbon could rewilding capture|won't do a lot]] for climate change, but will work wonders to stop [[habitat loss]]. | * [[Rewilding]] - [[how much carbon could rewilding capture|won't do a lot]] for climate change, but will work wonders to stop [[habitat loss]]. | ||
==Things that ''won't'' help== | ==Things that ''won't'' help== | ||
| Line 21: | Line 18: | ||
* [[Geoengineering]] | * [[Geoengineering]] | ||
* [[Carbon capture]] | * [[Carbon capture]] | ||
* [[Vertical farms]] | |||
* Trying to scale up [[biofuels]] | |||
* Trying to scale up [[conventional nuclear power]] instead of [[breeder reactors]] | * Trying to scale up [[conventional nuclear power]] instead of [[breeder reactors]] | ||
* Trying to scale up [[ | * Trying to scale up conventional mineral-intensive [[solar panels]] | ||
* [[ | * [[EVs]] with cobalt-based [[lithium-ion batteries]] | ||
* [[EVs]] with platinum-based [[fuel cell vehicles|fuel cells]] | |||
To read the reasons why, follow any of the page links. | |||
==Things that might help someday if we're lucky== | ==Things that might help someday if we're lucky== | ||
* [[Nuclear fusion]] | * [[Nuclear fusion]] | ||
==External links== | |||
* [https://www.climateinteractive.org/en-roads/ EN-ROADS] - An economy simulator to see what ''policy'' changes it might take to reach net zero carbon. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEB2lQw6t7s Tutorial] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Climate change]] | * [[Climate change]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:53, 12 April 2024
If you'd like to see something added to this list, leave a comment on the talk page.
Biggest potential
- Thorium power
- Rooftop solar power using low-mineral solar panels, with sodium-ion or iron redox flow batteries for energy storage
- Scale up wind power and use the surplus electricity to produce hydrogen gas
- Hydrogen combustion vehicles
- Electric vehicles with sodium-ion batteries
- Reduce energy demand
Limited potential
- New hydropower projects - only suitable in a small percent of geographic regions.
- Rewilding - won't do a lot for climate change, but will work wonders to stop habitat loss.
Things that won't help
So-called "solutions" that would actually be counterproductive
- Geoengineering
- Carbon capture
- Vertical farms
- Trying to scale up biofuels
- Trying to scale up conventional nuclear power instead of breeder reactors
- Trying to scale up conventional mineral-intensive solar panels
- EVs with cobalt-based lithium-ion batteries
- EVs with platinum-based fuel cells
To read the reasons why, follow any of the page links.
Things that might help someday if we're lucky
External links
- EN-ROADS - An economy simulator to see what policy changes it might take to reach net zero carbon. Tutorial